John Coltrane - Side Steps (2009) [5 CD Box Set] [EAC-FLAC]

Tracks and Personnel

Disc One

Recorded May 7, 1956; November 30, 1956.

Tracks: May 7: Weeja; Polka Dots And Moonbeams; On It Avalon. November 30: Mating Call; Soultrane; Gnid; Super Jet; On A Misty Night; Romas.

Personnel: May 7: Donald Byrd: trumpet; John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Hank Mobley: tenor saxophone; Elmo Hope: piano (leader); Paul Chambers: bass; Philly Joe Jones: drummer. November 30: John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron: piano (leader); John Simmons: bass; Philly Joe Jones: drums.

Disc Two

Recorded May 24, 1956; April 19, 1957; May 17, 1957.

Tracks: May 24: Tenor Madness. April 19: Potpourri; J.M.'s Dream Doll; Don't Explain; Blue Calypso; Falling In Love With Love. May 17: The Way You Look Tonight; From This Moment On; One By One.

Personnel: May 24: Sonny Rollins: tenor saxophone (leader); John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Red Garland: piano; Paul Chambers: bass; Philly Joe Jones: drums. April 19: Bill Hardman: trumpet; Jackie McLean: alto saxophone; John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Mal Waldron: piano (leader); Julian Euell: bass; Art Taylor: drums. May 17: Idrees Sulieman: trumpet; Sahib Shihab: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Mal Waldron: piano (leader); Julian Euell: bass; Ed Thigpen: drums.

Disc Three

Recorded November 15, 1957.

Tracks: Our Delight; They Can't Take That Away From Me; Woody'n You; I've Got It Bad; Undecided; Soul Junction; What Is There To Say?; Birk's Works; Hallelujah.

Personnel: Donald Byrd: trumpet; John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Red Garland: piano (leader); George Joyner (Jamil Nasser): bass; Art Taylor: drums.

Disc Four

Recorded November 15, 1957; December 13, 1957.

Tracks: November 15: All Morning Long. December 13: Billie's Bounce; Solitude; Two Bass Hit; Soft Winds; Lazy Mae.

Personnel: November 15 & December 13: as Disc Three.

Disc Five

Recorded December 20, 1957; January 3, 1958.

Tracks: December 20: Under Paris Skies; Clifford's Kappa; Filide; Two Sons; Paul's Pal. January 3: Ammon Joy; Groove Blues; The Real McCoy; It Might As Well Be Spring.

Personnel: December 20: Ray Draper: tuba (leader); John Coltrane: tenor saxophone; Gil Coggins: piano; Spanky De Brest: bass; Larry Ritchie: drums. January 3: Jerome Richardson: flute (6—8); John Coltrane: alto saxophone (6—9); Gene Ammons: tenor saxophone (leader) (6—9); Paul Quinichette: tenor saxophone (6—8); Pepper Adams: baritone saxophone (6—8); Mal Waldron: piano (6—9); George Joyner (Jamil Nasser): bass (6—9); Art Taylor: drums (6—9)