An iconic jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane released in January 1963.

It was one of Ellington's many collaborations in the early 1960s with musicians such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus, and placed him with a quartet (in this case, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums), rather than a big band. The quartet was filled out by the bassist and drummer from either of their bands.
Coltrane said about this album: "I was really honored to have the opportunity of working with Duke. It was a wonderful experience. He has set standards I haven't caught up with yet. I would have liked to have worked over all those numbers again, but then I guess the performances wouldn't have had the same spontaneity. And they mightn't have been any better."

MUSICIANS

• Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane
• Piano: Duke Ellington
• Drums: Elvin Jones (Take The Coltrane)
• Drums: Sam Woodyard (My Little Brown Book, Stevie, The Feeling Of Jazz)
• Double Base: Aaron Bell (In A Sentimental Mood, My Little Brown Book, Stevie, The Feeling Of Jazz)
• Double Bass: Jimmy Garrison (Angelica, Big Nick, Take The Coltrane)

TRACKLIST:

SIDE A

1. In A Sentimental Mood
2. Take The Coltrane
3. Big Nick
4. Stevie

SIDE B 

1. My Little Brown Book
2. Angelica
3. The Feeling Of Jazz

RECORDED TO TAPE

• Date of Recording: September 26, 1962
• Location: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
• Original tape numbers: AS-30 I / AS-30 II
• Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
• Director of Engineering:  Rudy Van Gelder
• Producer: Bob Thiele

BOOKLET CONTENT LIST

• Handprinted selection of iconic Mastercut memorabilia, including an artist Cyanotype as well as a groove Polaroid and many more handcrafted analog treasures