Crescent (John Coltrane album)

An earlier version of "Lonnie's Lament" appears on Afro-Blue Impressions, and an almost hour-long version of "Crescent" was recorded on Live in Japan. The entire album was collected on The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Recordings. Coltrane later recorded the song "After the Crescent", which appeared on 1978's To the Beat of a Different Drum. The title track was later covered by Alice Coltrane for 2004's Translinear Light and McCoy Tyner on his 1991 album Soliloquy. Tyner recorded it again live for the albums McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard and Live at Sweet Basil. Guitarist Steve Lukather is the soloist on the version recorded for the 2005 tribute album A Guitar Supreme. The SFJAZZ Collective covered four of the songs on their SFJAZZ Collective 2, with Nicholas Payton and Joshua Redman soloing on the title track. Garrison's widow recalled that this album along with A Love Supreme were the two he listened to the most. == Track listing ==

All songs composed by John Coltrane and published by Jowcol Music (BMI) Side one • "Crescent" – 8:41 • "Wise One" – 9:00 • "Bessie's Blues" – 3:22 Side two • "Lonnie's Lament" – 11:45 • "The Drum Thing" – 7:22 == Personnel ==

John Coltrane Quartet • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone • McCoy Tyner – piano • Jimmy Garrison – double bass • Elvin Jones – drums Production • Bob Thiele – production • Rudy Van Gelder – recording and mixing • Nat Hentoff – liner notes Compact Disc release • Michael Cuscuna – production and liner notes • Eric Labson – digital remastering • Joe Alper – photography • Chuck Stewart – photography ==Charts==