John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Incl: 7 CD's, 72 Pg. Hd.C. Book)(Audio CD - 1995) - [Collectible, Box Set]

John Coltrane not only made his reputation once and for all during his brief 1959-61 stay at Atlantic Records; he cut enough material to allow the label to continue releasing "new" albums (the Don Cherry collaboration The Avant-Garde) until a year before his 1967 death. The Heavyweight Champion collects those masters plus revealing alternate takes and false starts in a typical handsome Rhino box that is also packed with informative notes and great Lee Friedlander photos. While the sheer volume of music and emotion Coltrane and cohorts throw at the listener might make purchases of individual discs like My Favorite Things, Giant Steps, and Coltrane's Sound a wise choice, those committed enough to jump right in won't regret adding these seven CDs to their collections. Coltrane had kicked his multilayered sonic and spiritual quest into fifth gear by the time of his Atlantic debut, and to say he scorched plenty of earth while under the care of staff producer Nesuhi Ertegun is only the beginning of an ample description of his achievements at the label. Though he was to go even further at Impulse!, where he ended his career, Champion's tracks rate in the very small beyond-five-stars category.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1
1 Stairway to the Stars 3:29
2 The Late Late Blues 9:33
3 Bags & Trane 7:24
4 Three Little Words 7:28
5 The Night We Called It a Day 4:20
6 Bebop 7:58
7 Blues Legacy 9:02
8 Centerpiece 7:06
9 Giant Steps Alternate Version 3:41
10 Naima Alternate Version 4:28
11 Like Sonny Alternate Version 6:03

Disc 2
1 Spiral 5:56
2 Countdown 2:21
3 Countdown Alternate Take 4:32
4 Syeeda's Song Flute 7:00
5 Syeeda's Song Flute Alternate Take 7:05
6 Mr. P.C. 6:56
7 Giant Steps 4:44
8 Cousin Mary 5:46
9 Cousin Mary Alternate Take 5:44
10 I'll Wait and Pray 3:32
11 I'll Wait and Pray Alternate Take 3:25
12 Little Old Lady 4:24

Disc 3
1 Like Sonny 5:51
2 Harmonique 4:10
3 My Shining Hour 4:50
4 Naima 4:20
5 Some Other Blues 5:34
6 Fifth House 4:38
7 Cherryco 6:45
8 The Blessing 7:50
9 Focus on Sanity 12:11
10 The Invisible 4:10
11 Bemsha Swing 5:04

Disc 4
1 Village Blues 5:20
2 Village Blues Alternate Take 6:14
3 My Favorite Things 13:41
4 Central Park West 4:12
5 Mr. Syms 5:20
6 Untitled Original Exotica 5:19
7 Summertime 11:32
8 Body and Soul 5:35
9 Body and Soul Alternate Take 5:57
10 Mr. Knight 7:31

Disc 5
1 Blues to Elvin Alternate Take 10:57
2 Blues to Elvin 7:51
3 Mr. Day 7:53
4 Blues to You Alternate Take 5:32
5 Blues to You 6:26
6 Blues to Bechet 5:44
7 Satellite 5:48
8 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 5:39
9 26-2 6:10
10 But Not for Me 9:34

Disc 6
1 Liberia 6:48
2 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 6:48
3 Equinox 8:32
4 Olé 18:13
5 Dahomey Dance 10:49
6 Aisha 7:37
7 To Her Ladyship Original Untitled Ballad 8:58

Disc 7
1 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Alternate Version / Take 4:43
2 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 2 / Version 0:14
3 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 3 / Version 2:51
4 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Alternate Version / Take 1:19
5 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 5 / Version 3:40
6 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 6 / Version 0:32
7 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Alternate Version / Take 4:12
8 Naima previously unreleased / Take 1 / Version 3:20
9 Naima previously unreleased / Alternate Version / Take 3:24
10 Naima previously unreleased / Take 4 / Version 0:15
11 Naima previously unreleased / Take 5 / Version 3:50
12 Naima previously unreleased / Take 6 / Version 3:38
13 Like Sonny previously unreleased / False Start / Excerpt / Version 0:09
14 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Rehearsal 2 / Take / Version 1:34
15 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Alternate Version / Take 0:19
16 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Take 2 / Version 3:08
17 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Take 3 / Version 1:08
18 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Take 4 / Version 0:07
19 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Take 5 / Version 8:24
20 Like Sonny previously unreleased / Take 6 / Version 1:09
21 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 3 4:06
22 Giant Steps previously unreleased / Take 6 / Alternate Take 4:54
23 Blues to Elvin previously unreleased / Take 2 0:10
24 Blues to Elvin previously unreleased / Take 3 / Alternate Take 6:02
25 Blues to You previously unreleased / Take 2 / Alternate Take 5:30