John Coltrane was one of the most revolutionary musicians in jazz history. In much the same way that Charlie Parker became a dominant influence during the bebop era, there was a time during the 1960 s when nearly every tenor sax player tried to imitate Coltrane's sound (something that still occurs today). Ole Coltrane was Coltrane's ninth LP as a leader and the last made for Atlantic under his supervision. Two days prior to the recording of Ole Coltrane, the saxophonist did his inaugural recording session for his new label, Impulse Records, at the new Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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