Impulse! session · in the studio
March 6, 1963
John Coltrane Quartet
In the room
John Coltrane – tenor, soprano sax
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
The takes
20 of these 21 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Impulse! numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 11382-5 | Vilia (take 5) | A-9101 |
| 11383 | Untitled Original | Not issued at the time |
| 11384 | Nature Boy | Not issued at the time |
| 11385 | Impressions (as Untitled Original) | Not issued at the time |
| 11386 | Untitled Original | Not issued at the time |
| 11387 | One Up, One Down (as Untitled Original) | Not issued at the time |
| 11388 | Slow Blues (as Slow Blues Original) | Not issued at the time |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 11383-1 | Untitled Original 11383 (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11384 | Nature Boy | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11386-1 | Untitled Original 11386 (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11382-3 | Vilia (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11385-3 | Impressions (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11388 | Slow Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| 11387-1 | One Up, One Down (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028227-02 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 11382-5 | Vilia (take 5) | Not issued at the time |
| 11385-1 | Impressions (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
| 11385-2 | Impressions (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
| 11385-4 | Impressions (take 4) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
| 11386-2 | Untitled Original 11386 (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
| 11386-5 | Untitled Original 11386 (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
| 11387-6 | One Up, One Down (take 6) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! B0028228-02 |
21 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 19 albums
3 of them 12 albums
2 of them 12 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12144 | Imagination | The Curtis Fuller Sextette | 1960 | McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison |
 | A-18 | Inception | McCoy Tyner Trio | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | BLP 4085 | Ready For Freddie | Freddie Hubbard | 1962 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | BLP 4173 | Night Dreamer | Wayne Shorter | 1964 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | A-68 | Proof Positive | J.J. Johnson | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | BLP 4166 | In 'N Out | Joe Henderson | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | BLP 4182 | Juju | Wayne Shorter | 1965 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | BLP 4189 | Inner Urge | Joe Henderson | 1966 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | A-9121 | East Broadway Run Down | Sonny Rollins | 1966 | Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones |
 | A-9124 | Live At The Village Vanguard Again! | Coltrane | 1966 | John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison |
 | BLP 4264 | The Real McCoy | McCoy Tyner | 1967 | McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones |
 | A-9120 | Expression | John Coltrane | 1967 | John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison |