{"product_id":"john-coltrane-africa-brass-verve-acoustic-sounds-lp","title":"John Coltrane - Africa Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds) [LP]","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(219, 36, 36);\"\u003eRelease Date: 4\/24\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Impulse Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Africa\/Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass-heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the album's distinctive sound, weaving tuba, euphonium, French horns, and more into a powerful backdrop for Coltrane's improvisations. With key contributions from trumpeters Booker Little and Freddie Hubbard, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Elvin Jones, and others, Africa\/Brass reframed the idea of a \"big band.\" One of the most important early Impulse! Releases, Africa\/Brass announced Coltrane's arrival on the \"house that Trane built\" with radical clarity. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series is remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44224452526131,"sku":"199957084604","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/5935\/9283\/files\/cover_26383a00-6163-4912-b963-76343b1e776f.jpg?v=1776952975","url":"https:\/\/seasickbham.com\/products\/john-coltrane-africa-brass-verve-acoustic-sounds-lp","provider":"Seasick Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}