Impulse! session · in the studio
February 15, 1967
John Coltrane Quintet
In the room
John Coltrane – flute, tenor sax
Pharoah Sanders – piccolo
Alice Coltrane – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Rashied Ali – drums
The takes
10 of these 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 90769 | To Be | A-9120 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Seraphic Light (aka Creation) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Sun Star | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Stellar Regions (aka Venus) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Iris | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| 90770 | Offering | A-9120 |
| – | Configuration | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Jimmy's Mode | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Tranesonic | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMP-169 |
| – | Stellar Regions (aka Venus) (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMPD-169 |
| – | Sun Star (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMPD-169 |
| – | Tranesonic (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Impulse! IMPD-169 |
12 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 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-9124 | Live At The Village Vanguard Again! | Coltrane | 1966 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali |
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-9110 | Meditations | John Coltrane | 1966 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-9161 | John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet | John Coltrane Quartet | 1963 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison | |
 | A-95 | Ascension, Edition I | John Coltrane | 1965 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison |
 | A-9106 | Kulu Se Mama | John Coltrane | 1966 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison |
 | A-9140 | Om | John Coltrane | 1967 | John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison |
