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Jimmy Garrison discography

This is a discography of Jimmy Garrison albums and albums by other musicians that feature Jimmy Garrison.


Jimmy Garrison: leader and co-leader discography

Illumination!, Elvin Jones / Jimmy Garrison Sextet featuring McCoy Tyner, 1964, Impulse! 49

Tracks : Nuttin' Out Jones, Oriental Flower, Half and Half, Aborigine Dance in Scotland, Gettin' on Way, Just Us Blues

Musicians : Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Simmons, Charles Davis, Prince Lasha

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The Impulse Years, Elvin Jones, 1974

Source albums include a number of John Coltrane albums, an Elvin Jones/Richard Davis album, and an Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison album.

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Illumination! / Dear John C., Elvin Jones, 2011

Combines the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet album Illuminations! (1963) with the Elvin Jones album Dear John C. (1965).

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Jimmy Garrison: albums / single artist compilations led by other musicians

Blues For Dracula, Philly Joe Jones, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-282

Tracks : Blues For Dracula, Trick Street, Fiesta, Tune-Up, Ow!

Musicians : Philly" Joe Jones, Nat Adderley, Julian Priester, Johnny Griffin, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison

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Blues-Ette, Curtis Fuller, 1959, Savoy MG 12141

Tracks : Five Spot After Dark, Undecided, Blues-ette, Minor Vamp, Love Your Spell Is Everywhere, Twelve-Inch

Musicians : Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison, Al Harewood

Also released as Savoy SST 13006.

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Drums Around the World: Big Band Sounds, Philly Joe Jones, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-302

Tracks : Blue Gwynn, Stablemates, El Tambores (Carioca), The Tribal Message, Cherokee, Land Of The Blue Veils, Philly J.J.

Musicians : Philly Joe Jones, Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Garrison, Sam Jones

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Gypsy, Tony Scott and his Buddies, 1959, Signature

Tracks : I Had A Dream, Some People, Small World, Little Lamb (Ballad), Little Lamb (Rhythm), You'll Never Get Away From Me, Cow Song, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Together Wherever We Go, Rose's Turn

Musicians : Tony Scott, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Garrison, Pete La Roca

"Modern jazz performances of songs from Gypsy".

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The Message, J.R. Monterose, 1959, Jaro 5004

Tracks : Straight Ahead, Violets For Your Furs, Green Street Scene, Chafic, You Know That, I Remember Clifford, Short Bridge

Musicians : J.R. Monterose, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison, Pete La Roca

Subsequently released on Xanadu in 1976 with the title Straight Ahead.

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Swing, Swang, Swingin', Jackie McLean, 1959, Blue Note 4024

Tracks : What's New?, Let's Face the Music and Dance, Stablemates, I Remember You, I Love You, I'll Take Romance, 116th and Lenox

Musicians : Jackie McLean, Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison, Art Taylor

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Jazz Contemporary, Kenny Dorham, 1960, Time

Tracks : A Waltz, Monk's Mood, In Your Own Sweet Way, Horn Salute, Tonica, This Love Of Mine

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis, Steve Kuhn, Butch Warren, Jimmy Garrison, Buddy Enlow

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Imagination, Curtis Fuller Sextette, 1960, Savoy MG 12144

Tracks : Bang Bang, Kachin, Imagination, Blues De Funk, Lido Road

Musicians : Thad Jones, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Dave Bailey

Also released as Savoy SST 13011.

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Showcase, Philly Joe Jones, 1960, Riverside 12 313

Tracks : Battery Blues, Minor Mode, Gwen, Joe's Debut, Gone, Joe's Delight, Julia, I'll Never Be the Same, Interpretation

Musicians : Philly Joe Jones, Blue Mitchell, Julian Priester, Bill Barron, Pepper Adams, Dolo Coker, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Garrison

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Showboat, Kenny Dorham Quintet, 1961, Time

Tracks : Why Do I Love You?, Nobody Else But Me, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Make Believe, Ol' Man River, Bill

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Garrison, Arthur Taylor

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Speak Low, Walter Bishop, Jr. Trio, 1961, Jazztime

Tracks : Sometimes I'm Happy, Blues in the Closet, On Green Dolphin Street, Alone Together, Milestones, Speak Low

Musicians : Walter Bishop, Jr., Jimmy Garrison, G.T. Hogan

Notes : This album was subsequently reissued on Muse in 1976 and then on Black Lion in 1989 with 3 bonus tracks.

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The Tenor Stylings Of, Bill Barron, 1961, Savoy MG 12160

Tracks : Blast Off, Ode To An Earth Girl, Fox Hunt, Oriental Impressions, Back Lash, Nebulae

Musicians : Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Garrison, Frankie Dunlop

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Plenty of Horn, Ted Curson, 1961, Old Town LP 2003

Tracks : Caravan, Nosruc, The Things We Did Last Summer, Dem's Blues, Ahma (See Ya), Flatted Fifth, Bali-H'ai, Antibes, Mr. Teddy

Musicians : Ted Curson, Bill Barron, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Garrison, Dannie Richmond, Pete LaRoca, Roy Haynes

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Images Of, Curtis Fuller, 1961, Savoy MG 12164

Tracks : Daryl's Minor, Accident, Be Back, Images, Ta-Reckla, Judy-Ful

Musicians : Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, Wilbur Harden, Yusef Lateef, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Milt Hinton, Bobby Donaldson, Clifford Jarvis

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The Magnificent Trombone of, Curtis Fuller, 1961, Epic

Tracks : I'll Be Around, Dream, Mixed Emotions, Playpen, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Two Different Worlds, Teabags, I Loves You, Porgy

Musicians : Curtis Fuller, Les Spann, Walter Bishop, Jr., Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Garrison, Stu Martin

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Ornette on Tenor, Ornette Coleman, 1962, Atlantic 1394

Tracks : Cross Breeding, Mapa, Enfant, Eos, Ecars

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Jimmy Garrison, Ed Blackwell

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Live! at the Village Vanguard, John Coltrane, 1962, Impulse! 10

Tracks : Spiritual, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, Chasin' the Trane

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Further Definitions, Benny Carter, 1962, Impulse! 12

Tracks : Honeysuckle Rose, The Midnight Sun Will Never Set, Crazy Rhtythm, Blue Star, Cotton Tail, Body & Soul, Cherry, Doozy

Musicians : Benny Carter, Phil Woods, Charlie Rouse, Coleman Hawkins, Dick Katz, John Collins, Jimmy Garrison, Jo Jones

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Coltrane, John Coltrane, 1962, Impulse! 21

Tracks : Out of This World, Soul Eyes, The Inch Worm, Tunji, Miles' Mode

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, John Coltrane & Duke Ellington, 1963, Impulse! 30

Tracks : In a Sentimental Mood, Take The Coltrane, Big Nick, Stevie, My Little Brown Book, Angelica, The Feeling of Jazz

Musicians : Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Aaron Bell, Elvin Jones, Sam Woodyard

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Ballads, John Coltrane, 1963, Impulse! 32

Tracks : Say It (Over and Over Again), You Don't Know What Love Is, Too Young to Go Steady, All or Nothing at All, I Wish I Knew, What's New?, It's Easy to Remember, Nancy (With the Laughing Face)

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones

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John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, 1963, Impulse! 40

Tracks : They Say It's Wonderful, Dedicated to You, My One and Only Love, Lush Life, You Are Too Beautiful, Autumn Serenade

Musicians : John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Impressions, John Coltrane, 1963, Impulse! 42

Tracks : India, Up 'Gainst the Wall, Impressions, After the Rain

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes

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Drums Around The World, Philly Joe Jones, 1963, Jazzland JLP 92

Tracks : Blue Gwynn, Stablemates, El Tambores (Carioca), The Tribal Message, Cherokee, Land Of The Blue Veils, Philly J.J.

Musicians : Philly Joe Jones, Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Garrison, Sam Jones

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For Swingers Only, Lorez Alexandria, 1963, Argo 720

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Live at Birdland, John Coltrane, 1964, Impulse! 50

Tracks : Afro Blue, I Want to Talk About You, The Promise, Alabama, Your Lady

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Today and Tomorrow, McCoy Tyner, 1964, Impulse! 63

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Crescent, John Coltrane, 1964, Impulse! 66

Tracks : Crescent, Wise One, Bessie's Blues, Lonnie's Lament, The Drum Thing

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Good Golly/Miss Nancy, Robert Pozar, 1964, Savoy MG 12189

Tracks : The Mechanical Answering Service Of Chris And Martha White, Robin Hood, Renfield, Keying In Your Bank, Sweet Little Maia, Good Golly, Miss Nancy

Musicians : Robert Pozar, Mike Zwerin, Kathy Morris, Jimmy Garrison

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A Love Supreme, John Coltrane, 1965, Impulse! 77

Tracks : Part 1: Acknowledgement, Part 2: Resolution, Part 3: Pursuance, Part 4: Psalm

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Plays Ellington, McCoy Tyner, 1965, Impulse! 79

Tracks : Duke's Place, Caravan, Solitude, Searchin', Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool, Satin Doll, Gypsy Without a Song

Musicians : McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Willie Rodriguez, Johnny Pacheco

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The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, John Coltrane Quartet, 1965, Impulse! 85

Tracks : Chim Chim Cheree, Brazilia, Nature Boy, Song of Praise

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Art Davis, Elvin Jones

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New Wave In Jazz, The, Various Artists, 1965, Impulse! 90

Tracks : Nature Boy (John Coltrane), Holy Ghost (Albert Ayler), Blue Free (Grachan Moncur), Hambone (Archie Shepp), Brilliant Corners (Charles Tolliver)

Notes : Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane track.

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New Thing at Newport, John Coltrane & Archie Shepp, 1966, Impulse! 94

Tracks : One Down One Up, Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped), Le Matin Des Noire, Scag, Call Me By My Rightful Name

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison Elvin Jones / Archie Shepp, Bobby Hutcherson, Barre Phillips, Joe Chambers

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Ascension, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 95

Tracks : Ascension

(Two editions of Ascension were released in 1966 each with a different take of Ascension)

Musicians : John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, Pharoah Sanders Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, John Tchicai McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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The Definitive Jazz Scene 1, Various Artists, 1966, Impulse! 99

Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane track Big Nick and on the McCoy Tyner track Flapstick Blues on this compilation. Big Nick was recorded in April 1961 and released here for the first time. Flapstick Blues was recorded in June 1963 and released here for the first time.

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The Definitive Jazz Scene 2, Various Artists, 1966, Impulse! 100

Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane track Dear Old Stockholm and on the McCoy Tyner track You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To on this compilation. Dear Old Stockholm was recorded in April 1963 and released here for the first time. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To was recorded in June 1963 and released here for the first time.

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The Definitive Jazz Scene 3, Various Artists, 1966, Impulse! 9101

Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane track Vilia and on the McCoy Tyner track Five Spot After Dark on this compilation. Vilia was recorded in March 1963 and released here for the first time. Five Spot After Dark was recorded in June 1963 and released here for the first time.

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Kulu Sé Mama, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9106

Tracks : Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama), Vigil, Welcome

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Rafael Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Frank Butler, Elvin Jones, Juno Lewis

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Meditations, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9110

Tracks : The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, Compassion, Love, Consequences, Serenity

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones Rashied Ali

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Expression, John Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9120

Tracks : Ogunde, To Be, Offering, Expression

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders , Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali

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East Broadway Run Down, Sonny Rollins, 1966, Impulse! 9121

Tracks : East Broadway Run Down, Blessing in Disguise, We Kiss in a Shadow

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Live at the Village Vanguard Again!, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9124

Tracks : Naima, Introduction to My Favorite Things, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali Emanuel Rahim

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Om, John Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9140

Tracks : Om, Part 1, Om, Part 2

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Rafael Garrett, Joe Brazil, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Cosmic Music, John Coltrane / Alice Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9148

Tracks : Manifestation, Lord, Help Me To Be, Reverend King, The Sun

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton, Ben Riley

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Freedom & Unity, Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble, 1967, Third World Records

Tracks : Free Huey, 15th Floor, Miss Oula, Kevin (The Theme), Exosphere, Uhuru, O.C.T., The Wake

Musicians : Clifford Thornton, Joe McPhee (track 7), Edward Avent (tracks 1 & 8), Sonny King, Karl Berger, Don Moore, Jimmy Garrison (track 7), Tyrone Crabb (tracks 1 & 8), Harold Avent

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Intents and Purposes, Bill Dixon, 1967, RCA Victor

Tracks : Metamorphosis 1962-1966, Nightfall Pieces I, Voices, Nightfall Pieces II

Musicians : Bill Dixon, Jimmy Cheatham, Byard Lancaster, Robin Kenyatta, George Marge, Catherine Norris, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Robert Frank Pozar, Marc Levin

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A Monastic Trio, Alice Coltrane, 1968, Impulse! 9156

Tracks : Ohnedaruth, Gospel Trane, I Want to See You, Lovely Sky Boat, Oceanic Beloved, Atomic Peace

Musicians : Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Ben Riley

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Impressions of New York, Rolf Kühn & Joachim Kühn, 1968, Impulse! 9158

Tracks : Impressions Of New York - I: Arrival / The Saddest Day / Reality, Impressions Of New York - II: Predictions

Musicians : Rolf Kühn, Joachim Kühn, Jimmy Garrison, Aldo Romano

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Selflessness, John Coltrane, 1968, Impulse! 9161

Tracks : My Favorite Things, I Want to Talk About You, Selflessness

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Frank Butler, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Juno Lewis

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New York Is Now!, Ornette Coleman, 1968, Blue Note 4287

Tracks : The Garden of Souls, Toy Dance, Broadway Blues, Round Trip, We Now Interrupt for a Commercial

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Mel Fuhrman

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Puttin' It Together, Elvin Jones, 1968, Blue Note 4282

Tracks : Reza, Sweet Little Maia, Keiko's Birthday March, Village Greene, Jay-Ree, For Heaven's Sake, Ginger Bread Boy

Musicians : Elvin Jones, Joe Farrell, Jimmy Garrison

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The Ultimate, Elvin Jones, 1968, Blue Note 4305

Tracks : In the Truth, What Is This?, Ascendant, Yesterdays, Sometimes Joie, We'll Be Together Again

Musicians : Elvin Jones, Joe Farrell, Jimmy Garrison

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Life At The Donaueschingen Music Festival, Archie Shepp, 1968?, SABA / MPS

Tracks : One For Trane Pt 1, One For Trane Pt 2

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Roswell Rudd, Grachan Moncur III, Jimmy Garrison, Beaver Harris

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Rules Of Freedom, Nathan Davis Quartet, 1969, Polydor

Tracks : Blues For Trane, A 5, Ahali The Painter, Mandingo's Pad, Love Is Freedom, Rules Of Freedom

Musicians : Nathan Davis, Hampton Hawes, Jimmy Garrison, Art Taylor

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Lady Coryell, Larry Coryell, 1969, Vanguard

Tracks : Herman Wright, Sunday Telephone, Two Minute Classical, Love Child Is Coming Home, Lady Coryell, The Dream Thing, Treats Style, You Don't Know What Love Is, Stiff Neck, Cleo's Mood

Musicians : Larry Coryell, Bob Moses, Jimmy Garrison (track 7), Elvin Jones (tracks 7 & 9)

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Transition, John Coltrane, 1970, Impulse! 9195

Tracks : Transition, Dear Lord, Suite: Prayer and Meditation / Day, Peace and After, Prayer and Meditation / Evening, Affirmation, Prayer and Meditation / 4 A.M.

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Live in Seattle, John Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders, 1970, Impulse! 9202

Tracks : Cosmos, Out Of This World (Part One), Out Of This World (Part Two), Evolution (Part One), Evolution (Part Two), Tapestry In Sound

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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The Art Of The Improvisers, Ornette Coleman, 1970, Atlantic 1572

Tracks : The Circle With A Hole In The Middle, Just For You, The Fifth Of Beethoven, The Alchemy Of Scott La Faro, Moon Inhabitants, The Legend Of Bebop, Harlem's Manhattan

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Jimmy Garrison, Scott LaFaro, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell

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Love Call, Ornette Coleman, 1970, Blue Note 4356

Tracks : Airborne, Check Out Time, Open to the Public, Love Call, Just for You

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Universal Consciousness, Alice Coltrane, 1971, Impulse! 9210

Tracks : Universal Consciousness, Battle At Armageddon, Oh Allah, Hare Krishna, Sita Ram, The Ankh Of Amen-Ra

Musicians : Alice Coltrane, Joan Kalisch, John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Jimmy Garrison, Jack DeJohnette, Rashied Ali, Clifford Jarvis, Tamboura – Tulsi

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Sun Ship, John Coltrane, 1971, Impulse! 9211

Tracks : Sun Ship, Dearly Beloved, Amen, Attaining, Ascent

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Attica Blues, Archie Shepp, 1972, Impulse! 9222

Tracks : Attica Blues, Steam (Part 1), Invocation To Mr. Parker, Steam (Part 2), Blues For Brother George Jackson, Ballad For A Child, Good-Bye Sweet Pops, Quiet Dawn

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton, Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, Cal Massey, Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, Hakim Jami, Clarence White, Marion Brown, Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, James Ware, John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar, Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, Dave Burrell, Walter Davis, Jr., Cornell Dupree, Jimmy Garrison, Gerald Jemmott, Roland Wilson, Beaver Harris, Billy Higgins, Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan plus vocals and narration

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Infinity, John Coltrane/Alice Coltrane, 1972, Impulse! 9225

Tracks : Peace on Earth, Living Space, Joy, Leo

Original musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton Overdub musicians : Alice Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Joan Chapman, Oran Coltrane, James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White, Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten

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The Cry of My People, Archie Shepp, 1972, Impulse! 9231

Tracks : Rest Enough (Song to Mother), A Prayer, All God's Children Got a Home in the Universe, The Lady, The Cry of My People, African Drum Suite, Part 1, African Drum Suite, Part 2, Come Sunday

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles McGhee, Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Harold Mabern, Dave Burrell, Cornell Dupree, Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Bernard Purdie, Beaver Harris, Nene DeFense, Terry Quaye, Guilherme Franco, Peggie Blue, Joe Lee Wilson plus strings on some tracks

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Live In Paris Part 1, John Coltrane, 1972, BYG Records (Japan)

Tracks : Naima, Afro Blue, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live at the Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival (track 1) and in Paris (tracks 2 and 3) in July 1965. Subsequently released by Affinity in Europe in 1981.

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Live In Paris Part 2, John Coltrane, 1972, BYG Records (Japan)

Tracks : Blue Valse (Part 1), Blue Valse (Part 2), Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live in Paris (tracks 1 and 2) and at the Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival (track 3) and in July 1965. Subsequently released by Affinity in Europe in 1981.


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Concert In Japan, John Coltrane, 1973, Impulse! 9246

Tracks : Meditations / Leo: Part One, Leo: Part Two, Peace On Earth: Part One, Peace On Earth: Part Two, Leo: Part Three

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali

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Live In Paris, John Coltrane, 1973, BYG Records (Japan)

Tracks : Naima, Impressions, Blue Valse (Part 1), Blue Valse (Part 2), Afro Blue, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live at the Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival (tracks 1 and 2) and in Paris (tracks 3 to 5) in July 1965. Subsequently released by Affinity in Europe in 1979.

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There's a Trumpet in My Soul, Archie Shepp, 1975, Arista Freedom

Tracks : Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 1): a. There's a Trumpet in My Soul b. Samba da Rua c. Zaid Part One, Down in Brazil, Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 2): a. Zaid Part Two b. It Is the Year of the Rabbit c. Zaid Part Three

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Roy Burrowes, Alden Griggs, Charles Greenlee, Ray Draper, Dave Burrell, Walter Davis Jr., Brandon Ross, Jimmy Garrison, Vishnu Bill Wood, Beaver Harris, Abdul Zahir Batin, Nene DeFense, Bill Hasson, Semenya McCord, Bill Willingham

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From Ragtime To Notime, Beaver Harris / The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1975, 360 Records

Tracks : Drum Solo: A.M. Rag/Drum Solo, Transition: Can There Be Peace?/It's Hard But We Do, Transition: I Wish I Knew, Transition: Round Trip (Part 1)/Round Trip (Part 2)

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell, Doc Cheatham, Marshall Brown, Keith Marks, Herb Hall, Howard Johnson, Sunil Garg, Cecil McBee, Jimmy Garrison, Ron Carter, Titos Sompa, Coster Massamba, Auguste Malonga Quasquelourd, Leopoldo, Francis Haynes, Bill Willingham, Maxine Sullivan

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Speak Low, Walter Bishop, Jr., 1976, Muse 5066

Tracks : Sometimes I'm Happy, Blues in the Closet, On Green Dolphin Street, Alone Together, Milestones, Speak Low

Musicians : Walter Bishop, Jr., Jimmy Garrison, G.T. Hogan

Notes : This album was originally released on Jazztime in 1961. It was subsequently reissued on Black Lion in 1989 with 3 bonus tracks.

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The Other Village Vanguard Tapes, John Coltrane, 1977, Impulse! 9325

Tracks : Chasin' The Trane, Spiritual, Untitled Original, India, Greensleeves, Spiritual

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Garvin Bushell, McCoy Tyner, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones

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First Meditations, John Coltrane, 1977, Impulse! 9332

Tracks : Love, Compassion, Joy, Consequences, Serenity, Joy

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Afro Blue Impressions, John Coltrane, 1977, Pablo 2620-101

Tracks : Lonnie's Lament, Naima, Chasin' The Trane, My Favorite Things, Afro Blue, Cousin Mary, I Want To Talk About You, Spiritual, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Recorded in Germany and Sweden in October/November 1963.

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Afro Blue Impressions Vol 2, John Coltrane, 1977, Pablo 2308-122

Tracks : My Favorite Things, Afro Blue, Cousin Mary, I Want To Talk About You

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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The Inner Man, John Coltrane, 1977, Vee Jay Records (Japan)

Tracks : My Favorite Things, Body And Soul, Mr. P.C., Miles' Mode

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy (tracks 1, 3 & 4), McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Tracks 1, 3 and 4 recorded at Birdland in New York on February 10, 1962 and track 3 recorded at Birdland on June 2, 1962. The same material was released by Affinity in Europe in 1982 as Live At Birdland.

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Coltranology Volume Two, John Coltrane, 1978, Affinity

Tracks : Mr. P. C., Traneing In, Spiritual, I Want To Talk About You

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Recorded live in Stockholm on October 22, 1963.

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The Early Trios: The Dedication Series Vol. VI, McCoy Tyner, 1978, Impulse! 9338

Trio recordings taken from three albums originally released in the first half of the 1960's.

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The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 1: Feelin' Good, John Coltrane, 1978, Impulse! 9345

Tracks : Feelin' Good, My Favorite Things, Living Space, Untitled 90320, Untitled 90314, Dusk Dawn, Nature Boy, Joy

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 2: To the Beat of a Different Drum, John Coltrane, 1978, Impulse! 9346

Tracks : Dear Old Stockholm, After the Rain, One Up One Down, After the Crescent, Dear Lord

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Roy Haynes

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The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 3: Jupiter Variation, John Coltrane, 1979, Impulse! 9360

Tracks : Number One, Peace on Earth, Jupiter (Variation), Leo

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton

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The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 4: Trane's Modes, John Coltrane, 1979, Impulse! 9361

Tracks : Impressions (Take 1), Miles' Mode, Chasin' Another Trane, Greensleeves (Take 2), Impressions (Take 2), Naima, Africa (First Version), The Damned Don't Cry

Musicians : John Coltrane, Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Corrado, Jimmy Buffington, Julius Watkins, Charles Greenlee, Julian Priester, Eric Dolphy, Garvin Bushell, Pat Patrick, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, Elvin Jones

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All Star Sextets, Curtis Fuller, 1979, Savoy SJL 2239

Tracks : It's All Right With Me, Arabia, I'll Walk Alone, Judy's Dilemma, Wheatleigh Hall, Kachin, Bang Bang, Imagination, Blues De Funk, Lido Road

Musicians : Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, Thad Jones, Benny Golson, McCoy Tyner, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Garrison, Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip, Dave Bailey

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The Paris Concert, John Coltrane, 1979, Pablo 2308-217

Tracks : Mr. P.C., The Inch Worm, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Recorded live, possibly in Paris, in 1962 or 1963.

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The European Tour, John Coltrane, 1980, Pablo 2308-222

Tracks : The Promise, I Want To Talk About You, Naima, Mr. P. C.

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Recorded live in Europe in the early 1960s.

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Bye Bye Blackbird, John Coltrane, 1981, Pablo 2308-227

Tracks : Bye Bye Blackbird, Traneing In

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Golden Moments, Tony Scott, 1981, Muse 5230

Tracks : Like Someone In Love, Walkin, I Can't Get Started, Free And Easy Blues, My Melancholy Baby

Musicians : Tony Scott, Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete LaRoca

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Live At Birdland, John Coltrane, 1982, Affinity

Tracks : Mr. P.C., Miles' Mode, My Favorite Things, Body And Soul

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy (tracks 1, 2 & 3), McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Tracks 1, 2 and 3 recorded at Birdland in New York on February 10, 1962 and track 4 recorded at Birdland on June 2, 1962. The same material was released in Japan in 1977 as The Inner Man.

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Reflections, John Coltrane, 1982, Chiaroscuro Records

Tracks : Untitled Original, Impressions, Chim Chim Cheree

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live at the Half Note in New York.

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Reflections Vol 2, John Coltrane, 1982, Chiaroscuro Records

Tracks : I Want To Talk About You, One Up, One Down (Version One), One Up, One Down (Version Two)

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live at the Half Note in New York.

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I'll Remember, Tony Scott, 1983, Muse 5266

Tracks : Stella By Starlight, I'll Remember April, Night In Tunisia, Garrison's Raiders

Musicians : Tony Scott, Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Pete La Roca

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Blues-Ette, Curtis Fuller, 1984, Savoy SJL 1135

Tracks : Five Spot After Dark, Undecided, Blues-ette, Minor Vamp, Love Your Spell Is Everywhere, Twelve-Inch

Musicians : Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison, Al Harewood

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Live At The Half Note, John Coltrane Quartet, 1984, Audio Fidelity

Tracks : Unititled Original, Impressions, Chim Chim Cheree, I Want To Talk About You, One Up, One Down, Brazilia, Song Of Praise, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : A triple LP release of music recorded live at the Half Note in New York in February 1963.

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From The Original Master Tapes, John Coltrane Quartet, 1985, MCA / Impulse

Tracks : Soul Eyes, Song Of The Underground Railroad, Dear Lord, Vilia, India, Spiritual, Big Nick

Musicians : John Coltrane, Garvin Bushell (tracks 5 & 6), McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman (tracks 5 & 6), Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes (track 3), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (tracks 5), plus orchestra (track 2)

Notes : A compilation of tracks that have been "Digitally remastered from the original Impulse stereo first generation masters". India and Spiritual are probably previously unreleased live recordings.

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Nebulae, Bill Barron, 1987, Savoy SJL 1184

Tracks : Blast Off, Ode To An Earth Girl, Fox Hunt, Oriental Impressions, Back Lash, Nebulae, Desolation

Musicians : Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Garrison, Frankie Dunlop

All tracks except the last originally released on The Tenor Styling Of Bill Barron (Savoy MG 12160) in 1961.

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Blues to Coltrane, Cal Massey, 1987, Candid CD 9029

Tracks : Blues To Coltrane, What's Wrong, Bakai, These Are Soulful Days, Father And Son

Musicians : Cal Massey, Hugh Brodie, Julius Watkins, Patti Bown, Jimmy Garrison, G. T. Hogan

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Live In Antibes, John Coltrane, 1988, France's Concert

Tracks : Presentation, Naima, Blue Valse, My Favorite Things, Impressions, Afro Blue

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Live recordings from the Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival on July 27–28, 1965.

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Milestones, Walter Bishop, Jr., 1989, Black Lion Records

Tracks : Sometimes I'm Happy (bonus track), Sometimes I'm Happy, Blues in the Closet (bonus track), Blues in the Closet, On Green Dolphin Street, Alone Together, Milestones, Speak Low (bonus track), Speak Low

Musicians : Walter Bishop, Jr., Jimmy Garrison, G.T. Hogan

Notes : The three bonus tracks are only on the CD version of this release, the LP has the same track list as the 1961 album. The album was originally released on Jazztime in 1961 with the title Speak Low. It was reissued on Muse in 1976 also as Speak Low.

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Live In Japan, John Coltrane, 1991, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Afro Blue, Peace on Earth / CD 2: Crescent / CD 3: Peace on Earth, Leo / CD 4: My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Live recordings from Sankei Hall in Tokyo, on July 11, 1966 (CD 1 and 2) and Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall in Tokyo, on July 22, 1966 (CD 3 and 4). The music on CD 3 was originally released as Concert In Japan (Impulse 1973). The rest of the music had only previously been released in Japan.

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A John Coltrane Retrospective: The Impulse! Years, John Coltrane, 1992, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Greensleeves, Naima, Impressions, Spiritual, Chasin' The Trane / CD 2: Soul Eyes, Miles' Mode, What's New, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The Coltrane, My One And Only Love, After The Rain, Afro-Blue, I Want To Talk About You, Alabama / CD 3: Crescent, Bessie's Blues, A Love Supreme: Part One: Acknowledgement, Nature Boy, Chim Chim Cheree, Dear Lord, Living Space, Welcome, Offering

Notes : A 3 CD collection of Coltrane recordings for Impulse. Jimmy Garrison plays on 18 of the tracks.

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The Major Works Of, John Coltrane, 1992, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Ascension: Edition I, Om / CD 2: Ascension: Edition II, Kulu Se Mama, Selflessness

Notes : A 2 CD collection of Coltrane recordings for Impulse. Jimmy Garrison plays on all of the tracks.

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Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Ornette Coleman, 1993, Rhino

Notes : A 6 CD box set that includes the Ornette Coleman Atlantic albums: The Shape Of Jazz To Come, Change Of The Century, This Is Our Music, Free Jazz, Ornette!, Ornette On Tenor, The Art Of The Improvisers, Twins, and To Whom Who Keeps A Record. Also includes six previously unreleased Ornette Coleman tracks and two tracks from Gunther Schuller's Jazz Abstractions album that feature Ornette Coleman.

Jimmy Garrison plays on the Ornette on Tenor album.

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Newport '63, John Coltrane, 1993, GRP / Impulse!

Tracks : I Want To Talk About You, My Favorite Things, Impressions, Chasin' Another Trane

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman (track 4), Roy Haynes

Notes : Tracks 1 to 3 recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 7, 1963. Track 4 recorded live at the Village Vanguard in New York City on November 2, 1961.

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Live At The Half Note, Lee Konitz, 1994?, Verve

Tracks : CD 1: Palo Alto, How About You?, My Melancholy Baby, Scrapple From The Apple, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, 317 E 32nd / CD 2: April, It's You Or No One, Just Friends, Baby, Baby All The Time, Lennie-Bird, Subconscious-Lee

Musicians : Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Bill Evans, Jimmy Garrison, Paul Motian

Notes : Recorded live at the Half Note in New York in the Spring of 1959.

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Stellar Regions, John Coltrane, 1995, Impulse!

Tracks : Seraphic Light, Sun Star, Stellar Regions, Iris, Offering, Configuration, Jimmy's Mode, Tranesonic

Musicians : John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali

Notes : Recordings from February 1967.

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Further Definitions: The Complete Further Definitions Sessions, Benny Carter, 1997, Impulse! IMPD 228

Tracks : Honeysuckle Rose, The Midnight Sun Will Never Set, Crazy Rhythm, Blue Star, Cotton Tail, Body & Soul, Cherry, Doozy, Fantastic, That's You, Come On Back, We Were In Love, If Dreams Come True, Prohibido, Doozy, Rock Bottom, Titmouse

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 8: Benny Carter, Phil Woods, Charlie Rouse, Coleman Hawkins, Dick Katz, John Collins, Jimmy Garrison, Jo Jones / Tracks 9 to 16: Benny Carter, Bud Shank, Buddy Collette, Bill Perkins, Teddy Edwards, Bill Hood, Barney Kessel, Mundell Lowe, Don Abney, Ray Brown, Alvin Stoller

Notes : A CD release that combines the albums Further Definitions (1962) and Additions To Further Definitions (1966).

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The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings, John Coltrane, 1998, Impulse!

Notes : An eight CD box set that includes all the c "classic quartet" tracks from the following albums: Ballads (1962), Coltrane (1962), Live at Birdland (1963), Crescent (1964), A Love Supreme (1964), The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965), Living Space (1965), Transition (1965), Sun Ship (1965), First Meditations (1965), and Kulu Sé Mama (1965). The classic quartet (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, And Elvin Jones) is augmented by Art Davis on three tracks. Elvin Jones is substituted by Roy Haynes on five tracks.

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Living Space, John Coltrane, 1998, Impulse! IMPD 246

Tracks : Living Space, Untitled 90314, Dusk-Dawn, Untitled 90320, The Last Blues

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Tracks recorded in June 1965. Tracks 1 to 4 were originally released on The Mastery of John Coltrane Volume One and track 5 is previously unreleased.

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Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes, John Coltrane, 1998, Impulse! IMPD 251

Tracks : Spiritual, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, Chasin' the Trane, India, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy (tracks 1 & 4), McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Jimmy Garrison (tracks 3, 4 & 5), Elvin Jones

Notes : Tracks recorded live at The Village Vanguard in New York on November 2 (tracks 2 & 3) and November 3 (tracks 1, 4 & 5), 1961. Tracks 1 to 3 were originally released on Live at the Village Vanguard (1962) and tracks 4 and 5 were originally released on Impressions (1963).

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Ascension, John Coltrane, 2000, Impulse!

Tracks : Ascension (Edition II), Ascension (Edition I)

Musicians : John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, Pharoah Sanders Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, John Tchicai McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : A CD release of both recorded editions of Ascension. Both editions have previously been released separately.

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Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Instrumentals Vol 1 (DVD), Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie / John Coltrane, 2000, Rhino

Notes : A DVD release of three separate episodes of the Jazz Casual TV show. Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane Quartet performance which first aired on December 7, 1963. The quartet (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) play three pieces: Afro Blues, Alabama, and Impressions.

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Modern Windows Suite, Bill Barron, 2000, Savoy Jazz Originals

Tracks : Men At Work, Tone Colors, Dedication To Wanda, Keystone, Blast Off, Ode To An Earth Girl, Fox Hunt, Oriental Impressions, Back Lash, Nebulae, Desolation

Musicians : Tracks 1-4: Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Jay Cameron, Kenny Barron, Eddie Khan, Pete La Roca / Tracks 5-11: Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Garrison, Frankie Dunlop

Notes : Tracks 1-4 taken from Modern Windows (1962). Tracks 5-10 taken from The Tenor Stylings Of Bill Barron (1961). Track 11 a previously unreleased alternate take.

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The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording, John Coltrane, 2001, Impulse!

Tracks : Introduction by Billy Taylor, Ogunde, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Algie DeWitt, (possibly Juma Santos)

Notes : Recorded live at the Olatunji Center of African Culture in New York on April 23, 1967.

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Live Trane: The European Tours, John Coltrane, 2001, Pablo

Tracks : CD 1: Impressions, My Favorite Things, Blue Trane, Naima, Impressions, My Favorite Things / CD 2: Mr. P.C., Miles' Mode, My Favorite Things, Norman Granz Introduction, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Inch Worm, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye / CD 3: Mr. P.C., My Favorite Things, The Inch Worm, Mr. P.C., Naima / CD 4: Traneing In, Bye Bye Blackbird, Impressions, Swedish Introduction, Traneing In, Mr. P.C. / CD 5: Naima, The Promise, Spiritual, Impressions, I Want To Talk About You, My Favorite Things / CD 6: Mr. P.C., Lonnie's Lament, Naima, Chasin' The Trane, My Favorite Things / CD 7: Afro Blue, Cousin Mary, I Want Talk About You, Impressions,

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy (tracks CD 1:1 to CD 2:3) McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman (tracks CD 1:1 to CD 2:4), Jimmy Garrison (tracks CD 2:5 to CD 7:4), Elvin Jones

Notes : A 7 CD release of music from European tours in 1961, 1962 and 1963.

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South American Cookin' / The Magnificent Trombone of, Curtis Fuller, 2001, Collectables

Tracks : Hello, Young Lovers, Bésame Mucho, Willow Weep for Me, One Note Samba, Wee Dot, Autumn Leaves, I'll Be Around, Dream, Mixed Emotions, Playpen, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Two Different Worlds, Teabags, I Loves You, Porgy

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Curtis Fuller, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, Jymie Merritt, Dave Bailey / Tracks 7 to 14: Curtis Fuller, Les Spann, Walter Bishop, Jr., Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Garrison, Stu Martin

Notes : Combines two albums released on Epic in 1961.

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Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: John Coltrane Quartet / Dave Brubeck Quartet, 2001, Idem

Tracks : Coltrane: Afro Blues, Alabama, Impressions / Brubeck: Take Five, (It's A) Raggy Waltz, Castillian Blues, Waltz Limp, Blue Rondo A La Turk

Notes : A DVD release of two separate episodes of the Jazz Casual TV show. Jimmy Garrison plays on the John Coltrane Quartet performance which first aired on December 7, 1963. The quartet is John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones.

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Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual (DVD), John Coltrane, 2003, Rhino

Tracks : Intro Theme, Afro Blues, Alabama, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : A DVD release of the John Coltrane Quartet filmed for the Jazz Casual TV show. The Coltrane episode first aired on December 7, 1963.

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Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up, John Coltrane, 2005, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1 (March 26, 1965): Introduction and Announcements, One Down, One Up, Announcement, Afro Blue / CD 2 (May 7, 1965): Introduction and Announcements, Song of Praise, Announcements, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Live recordings of the John Coltrane Quartet made for radio broadcasts in March and May 1965.

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My Favorite Things: Coltrane at Newport, John Coltrane, 2007, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1 (Newport '63): I Want To Talk About You, My Favorite Things, Impressions / CD 2 (Newport '65): Introduction, One Down, One Up, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Roy Haynes (CD 1), Elvin Jones (CD 2)

Notes : Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 7, 1963 (CD 1) and July 2, 1965 (CD 2).

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume One, John Coltrane, 2007, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: Africa / Brass, Live At The Village Vanguard, Coltrane, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane and Ballads. Jimmy Garrison plays on Coltrane, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane and Ballads.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Two, John Coltrane, 2008, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, Impressions, Live At Birdland, Crescent and A Love Supreme. Jimmy Garrison plays on all the source albums.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Three, John Coltrane, 2009, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, New Thing At Newport, Ascension, Meditations and Kulu Sé Mama. Jimmy Garrison plays on all the source albums.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Four, John Coltrane, 2011, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: Expression, Live At The Village Vanguard Again!, Om, Cosmic Music, and Selflessness. Jimmy Garrison plays on all the source albums.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five, John Coltrane, 2011, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: Transition, Live In Seattle, Sun Ship, Infinity, and Concert In Japan. Jimmy Garrison plays on all the source albums.

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Universal Consciousness / Lord Of Lords, Alice Coltrane, 2011, Impulse

Notes : A CD release that combines the albums Universal Consciousness (1971) and Lord Of Lords (1972). Jimmy Garrison plays on the Universal Consciousness album.

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Four Classic Albums, Jackie McLean, 2011, Avid

Tracks : Filide, Millie's Pad, Two Sons, What Good Am I Without You, Tune Up, Quadrangle, Blues Inn, Fidel, Appointment In Ghana, A Ballad For Doll, Isle Of Java, Hip Strut, Minor Apprehension, Greasy, Sweet Cakes, Davis Cup, What's New, Let's Face The Music And Dance, Stable Mates, I'll Remember You, I Love You, I'll Take Romance, 116th And Lenox

Notes : A 2 CD set that combines the four albums Fat Jazz, Jackie's Bag, New Soil, and Swing, Swang, Swingin. Jimmy Garrison plays on the Swing, Swang, Swingin album.

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Bill Barron Quintet & Sextet, Bill Barron, 2012, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Blast Off, Ode to an Earth Girl, Fox Hunt, Oriental Impressions, Back Lash, Nebulae, Desolation, Men at Work, Tone Colors, Dedication to Wanda, Keystone, Noodlin', Duality, Self Portrait, Persian Street Scene, Bill's Boogie, Groovin', Now's the Time, A Cool One, Jelly Roll, Playhouse March, Work Song, Billie's Bounce

Musicians : Tracks 1-7: Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Garrison, Frankie Dunlop / Tracks 8-15: Bill Barron, Ted Curson, Jay Cameron, Kenny Barron, Eddie Khan, Pete La Roca / Tracks 16-23: Bill Barron, Booker Ervin, Kenny Barron, Larry Ridley, Andrew Cyrille

Notes : A 2 CD set that brings together three album: Tenor Stylings Of Bill Barron (1961), Modern Windows (1962) and Hot Line: The Tenor Of Bill Barron (1964).

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Eight Classic Albums, Kenny Dorham, 2012, Real Gone

A 4 CD set that brings together the albums Kenny Dorham Quintet, Afro Cuban, Round About Midnight At The Cafè Bohemia Volume 1, 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm, Jazz Contrasts, Blue Spring, Quiet Kenny, and Jazz Contemporary. Jimmy Garrison plays on the Jazz Contemporary album

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At Birdland 1961, Stan Getz, 2012, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Airegin, Wildwood, Where Do You Go?, Autumn Leaves, Jordu, When The Sun Comes Out, Yesterday's Gardenias, Woody'n You, Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Musicians : Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn, Jimmy Garrison, Roy Haynes

Notes : Recorded live at Birdland in New York in November 1961.

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Seven Classic Albums, Tony Scott, 2013, Real Gone

A 4 CD set that brings together the albums Both Sides Of Tony Scott (1956), The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957), Free Blown Jazz (1957), My Kind Of Jazz (1957), Golden Moments (1959), I'll Remember (1959), Sung Heroes (1959). Jimmy Garrison plays on the Golden Moments and I'll Remember albums.

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Four Classic Albums, Ted Curson, 2014, Avid

Tracks : Caravan, Nosruc Waltz, The Things We Did Last Summer, Dem’s Blues, Ahma (See Ya), Flatted Fifth, Bali-H’ai, Antibes, Mr.Teddy, Fire Down Below, The Very Young, Baby Has Gone Bye Bye, Show Me, Falling In Love With Love, Only Forever, Blast Off, Ode To An Earth Girl, Fox Hunt, Oriental Impression, Back Lash, Nebulae, Cracklin’ Bread, Ted’s Tempo, Playhouse March, Straight Ice, Quicksand

Notes : A 2 CD release which combines three Ted Curson albums: Plenty Of Horn, Fire Down Below, Live at La Tete de L’Art, and the Bill Barron album, The Tenor Stylings Of Bill Barron. Jimmy Garrison plays on the Plenty Of Horn and The Tenor Stylings Of Bill Barron albums.

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Things Have Got To Change / The Cry Of My People, Archie Shepp, 2015, Impulse

Notes : A CD release that combines the 1971 album Things Have Got To Change album with the 1972 album The Cry Of My People album. Jimmy Garrison plays on The Cry Of My People album.

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A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters, John Coltrane, 2016, Impulse!

Tracks : (Original Stereo LP): Part I - Acknowledgement, Part II - Resolution, Part III - Pursuance, Part IV - Psalm / (Quartet Session Dec 9, 1964): Part III - Persuance, Part IV - Psalm, Part I - Acknowledgement Vocal Overdub 2, Part I - Acknowledgement Vocal Overdub 3, Part II - Resolution Take 4, Part II - Resolution Take 6, Part IV - Psalm Undubbed Version / (Sextet Session Dec 10, 1964): Part I - Acknowlegement Take 1, Part I - Acknowlegement Take 2, Part I - Acknowlegement Take 3 With Studio Dialogue, Part I - Acknowlegement Take 4, Part I - Acknowlegement Take 5, Part I - Acknowlegement Take 6

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Archie Shepp (Sextet Session only), Art Davis (Sextet Session only)

Notes : A 2 CD / 3 LP release of the master recordings of the Love Supreme sessions including 8 previously unreleased takes.

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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, John Coltrane, 2017, Impulse!

Tracks : A Love Supreme Part 1 Acknowledgement, Russian Lullaby, Trane's Slo Blues, Giant Steps, My Favourite Things Pt. 1, My One And Only Love, Alabama, After The Rain, Moment's Notice, I Want To Talk About You (Live), Chasin' The Trane (Live)

Notes : A compilation of previously released tracks used in the soundtrack of the Coltrane documentary Chasing Trane. Jimmy Garrison plays on six of the tracks.

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Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album, John Coltrane, 2018, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1), Nature Boy, Untitled Original 11386 (Take 1), Vilia (Take 3), Impressions (Take 3), Slow Blues, One Up, One Down (Take 1) / CD 2: Vilia (Take 5), Impressions (Take 1), Impressions (Take 2), Impressions (Take 4), Untitled Original 11386 (Take 2), Untitled Original 11386 (Take 5), One Up, One Down (Take 6)

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Studio recordings from March 6, 1963. These recordings were lost for a number of years. This album occurs in a number of formats. The track list above is for the double CD edition. The standard edition has just CD 1. All tracks previously unreleased except for Vilia (Take 5).

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1963: New Directions, John Coltrane, 2018, Impulse!

Tracks : Vilia (Take 3), Vilia (Take 5), Untitled Original 11383, Nature Boy, Impressions (Take 1), Impressions (Take 2), Impressions (Take 3), Impressions (Take 4), Untitled Original 11386 (Take 1), Untitled Original 11386 (Take 2), Untitled Original 11386 (Take 5), One Up, One Down (Take 1), One Up, One Down (Take 6), Slow Blues, They Say It's Wonderful, Lush Life, My One And Only Love, Autumn Serenade, Dedicated To You, You Are Too Beautiful, After The Rain, Dear Old Stockholm, I Want To Talk About You, My Favourite Things, Impressions, The Promise, I Want To Talk About You, Afro Blue, Your Lady, Alabama

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones (tracks 1:1 to 2:7 and 3:1 to 3:7), Roy Haynes (tracks 2:8 to 3:2), Johnny Hartman (tracks 2:2 to 2:7)

Notes : A 3 CD (5 LP) set that collects Coltrane's recordings from 1963.

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A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, John Coltrane, 2021, Impulse!

Tracks : A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement, Interlude 1, A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution, Interlude 2, A Love Supreme, Pt. 3: Pursuance, Interlude 3, Interlude 4, A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones / Carlos Ward, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett

Notes : Recorded live at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965.

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Impressions: Graz 1962, John Coltrane, 2019, ezz-thetics (Hat Hut)

Tracks : The Inch Worm, I Want To Talk About You, Autumn Leaves, Impressions

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded at Stefaniensaal Graz in Austria on November 28, 1962.

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My Favorite Things: Graz 1962, The John Coltrane Quartet, 2020, ezz-thetics 1020

Tracks : Mr. P.C., Every Time We Say Goodbye, Bye Bye Blackbird, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded at Stefaniensaal Graz in Austria on November 28, 1962.

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Newport, New York, Alabama, 1963 Revisited, John Coltrane, 2021, ezz-thetics 1114 (Hat Hut)

Tracks : I Want To Talk About You, My Favorite Things, Impressions, Afro Blue, I Want To Talk About You, The Promise, Alabama, Your Lady

Musicians :John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Music recorded at Newport Jazz Festival on July 7, 1963 (tracks 1 to 3), Birdland in New York on October 8, 1963 (tracks 4 to 6) and Rudy Van Gelder Studio in New York on November 18, 1963 (track 7 and 8).

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Chasin' The Trane Revisited, John Coltrane, 2021, ezz-thetics 1120 (Hat Hut)

Tracks : Spiritual, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, Chasin' the Trane, India, Impressions, Spiritual (alt take)

Musicians : John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Subtitled: The Village Vanguard 1961 Master Takes + 1

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New York Is Now & Love Call Revisited, Ornette Coleman, 2021, ezz-thetics 1125 (Hat Hut)

Tracks : The Garden Of Souls, Toy Dance, We Now Interrupt For A Commercial, Broad Way Blues, Round Trip, Airborne, Love Call, Open To The Public, Check Out Time

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Combines the albums New York Is Now (1968) and Love Call (1970).

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Song Of Praise: New York 1965 Revisited, John Coltrane Quartet, 2022, ezz-thetics 1128 (Hat Hut)

Tracks : Song Of Praise, My Favorite Things, Afro Blue, One DOwn, One Up

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live at the Half Note in New York in March and May 1965.

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Favorites Revisited : Naima / My Favorite Things / A Love Supreme, John Coltrane Quartet, 2022, ezz-thetics 1134 (Hat Hut)

Tracks : Naima, My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme: Acknowledgements / Resolution / Pursuance / Psalm

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Recorded live in Berlin on November 2, 1963 (Naima and My Favorite Things) and at the Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival on July 26, 1965 (Love Supreme).

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Last updated June 2022