France 1965: The Complete Concerts

John Coltrane Quartet – France 1965: The Complete Concerts (4LP set Gatefold Sleeve – Centenary Edition)

Marking 100 years since Coltrane’s birth, Charly Records presents France 1965: the complete concerts – a landmark 4lp set housed in a gatefold package featuring photographs, a concert poster, and new liner notes. This historic collection brings together, for the first time ever, the complete series of performances by the revered John Coltrane Quartet in France in july 1965, capturing the original “classic quartet” lineup – John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) – during their final european tour together.

A historic moment in jazz history.

DAY 1 – Monday 26th July 1965 – International Jazz Festival, Juan- Les-Pins, Antibes, France
SIDE A
1. Acknowledgement [A Love Supreme Part 1]
2. Resolution [A Love Supreme Part 2]
SIDE B
1. Pursuance [A Love Supreme Part 3]
SIDE C
1. Psalm [A Love Supreme Part 4]
DAY 2 – Tuesday 27th July 1965 – International Jazz Festival, Juan- Les-Pins, Antibes, France
SIDE D
1. Announcements
2. Naima
3. Ascension (Quartet Version, AKA Blue Valse)
SIDE E
1. My Favorite Things
SIDE F
1. Impressions
DAY 3 – Wednesday 28th July 1965 – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
SIDE G
1. Blue Valse
SIDE H
1. Afro Blue
2. Impressions (2nd Version)