JOHN COLTRANE - SETTIN' THE PACE 45RPM (2)

John Coltrane Settin' The Pace on 180g 45RPM 2LP

John Coltrane does not do the old Dexter Gordon/Leo Parker duet number, “Settin’ the Pace,” in this set. The overall title merely refers to his preeminence in the jazz world at the time the recording was released in the early '60s. Recorded in 1958, this session comes from a time when 'Trane had already played in the Miles Davis quintet and the Thelonious Monk quartet and was frequenting Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio in recording situations backed by the Red Garland Trio.

This threesome of Garland, Paul Chambers and Arthur Taylor was a Prestige entity on its own, but had already released such albums with Coltrane as Traneing In and Soultrane. Settin’ The Pace, with its heady combination of seldom-done pop material and Jackie McLean’s intriguing “Little Melonae,” continued the excellent quartet series at a time when 'Trane was making jazz history at the head of yet another powerful foursome.

John Coltrane Settin' The Pace Track Listing:

1. I See Your Face Before Me
2. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
3. Little Melonae
4. Rise