Hear a previously unreleased John Coltrane / Eric Dolphy live track from 1961

Evenings At The Village Gate is due for release on Impulse! in July

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Impulse! have unearthed another previously unheard John Coltrane live recording, this time from his short-lived 1961 quintet with Eric Dolphy.

Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy will be released on July 14. Hear a track from it, “Impressions”, below:

Recently discovered in the sound archives of The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, the recordings were made by engineer Rich Alderson as part of a test of The Village Gate’s new soundsystem in August 1961. They capture Coltrane’s month-long residency at the club with his quintet of McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones and Eric Dolphy. All 80 minutes of music on the album are previously unreleased.

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You can pre-order Evenings At The Village Gate (including a limited orange vinyl variant) here.

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