John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (12xVinyl, Box Set, LP, Compilation, Numbered, Limited Edition) Very Good Plus (VG+) / Very Good Plus (VG+)

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Hand Numbered Limited Edition Of 3000. Mastered direct from analog master tapes.

Giant Steps -

Atlantic 1311. Released January 1960.
Tracks 1-A3 & 1-A4 - recorded Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 1-A1, 1-A2, 1-B1 & 1-B2 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 1-B2 - recorded Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Coltrane Jazz -

Atlantic 1354. Released February 1961.
Tracks 2-A1 & 2-B3 - recorded Tuesday, November 24, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 2-A3, 2-A4, 2-B1, 2-B2 & 2-B4 - recorded Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 2-A2 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

My Favorite Things -

Atlantic 1361. Released March 1961.
Track 3-A1 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 3-B1 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 3-A2 & 3-B2 - recorded Wednesday, Octover 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Bags & Trane -

Atlantic 1368. Released December 1961.
All tracks recorded Thursday, January 15, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Olé Coltrane -

Atlantic 1373. Released February 1962.
All tracks recorded Thursday, May 25, 1961, A&R Studios, New York City.

Coltrane Plays The Blues -

Atlantic 1382. Released July 1962.
All tracks recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Coltrane's Sound -

Atlantic 1419. Released June 1964.
Tracks 7-A2, 7-B1 & 7-B3 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 7-A1, 7-A3 & 7-B2 - recorded Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

The Avant-Garde -

Atlantic 1451. Released April 1966.
Tracks 8-A1 & 8-B1 - recorded Tuesday, June 28, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 8-A2, 8-B2 & 8-B3 - recorded Friday, July 8, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

The Coltrane Legacy -

Atlantic 1553. Released April 1970.
Tracks 9-B1, 9-B2 & 9-B3 - recorded Thursday, January 15, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 9-A3 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City. This track titled "Untitled Original " on sleeve and "Untitled Original (Exotica)" in booklet notes.
Track 9-A1 - recorded Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 9-A2 - recorded Thursday, May 25, 1961, A&R Studios, New York City. This track titled "Original Untitled Ballad" on sleeve and "Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship)" in booklet notes.

Alternate Takes -

Atlantic 1668. Released January 1975.
Tracks 10-A1,10-A2 & 10-A3 - recorded Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 10-B2 - recorded Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 10-A4 & 10-B4 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 10-B1 - recorded Tuesday, November 24, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 10-B3 - recorded Monday, October, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Outtakes -

R1 71984. Released 1995.
Tracks 11-A1 to 11-B11 - recorded Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 11-C1 & 11-C2 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track 11-C3 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks 11-C4 to 11-D4 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

This compilation ℗ 1974 & 1995, © 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation, Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Records, Inc.

Printed in U.S.A.

Includes a 44-page booklet feature notes by Coltrane, biographer Louis Porter, plus testimonials from such contemporatires as Yusef Lateef and Charles Lloyd, a rare interview with "Cousin Mary" Alexander and never-before-published photographs.