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great stuff!
This half-hour recording features John Coltrane and the "classic quartet" (coltrane, tyner, garrison, and jones) at their peak in 1963. A good amount of video time is devoted to each member, naturally with more on coltrane. Three selections are performed-- Afro Blue, Alabama, and Impressions, and although it seems like a little bit is clipped from the beginning and ending of the first and last, Ralph Gleason's show lived up to it's reputation in letting the artist play what they want for as long as they want to... at one point garrison goes off on a lengthy but awe-inspiring solo that gives the impression that it would have kept going forever had coltrane not jumped in. All in all, an essential purchace for any Coltrane fan, or for anyone simply wishing to get a taste of the power with which the group performed. I'm definately looking forward to seeing more of this series.

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Peak Coltrane Quartet
This video captures a rare performance of Coltrane backed by the classic quartet (McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and Garrison). As usual, Coltrane does not let down. The only weakness to this tape is that it is only 25 minutes long. However, it is a fantastic 25 minutes to spend.

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Great Video!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I first watched this, i was far from dissapointed. The opening track Afro Blue is a great swining song on the recording, to see it preformed by this wonderful group was absolutely fabulous. The group gets into some heavy improvisations, and you can see the host Ralph J Gleason's face bright up with astonishment from the solos. As on the other Jazz Casual videos the artist talks with Gleason, here Mr Gleason just gives a "jazz in a nutshell" introduction, before the group swings on Coltrane's own composition, Alabama. I think you can see Trane's wife in the backround sitting on a chair watching off stage. Alabama's dark gloomy intro is great. Last is Impressions, Trane's famous tune. Bassist Jimmy Garrison takes a monster solo, before Trane and Elvin Jones solo off eachother without garrison or pianist McCoy Tyner. This was a fabulous video. I just finished watching it for about the hundred time. It still shocks and amazes me every time. If your into Trane's other Avant Garde preformances, you absolutely can't go wron with this digital video disk!