Coltrane for Lovers

Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Johnny Hartman (vocals); Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner (piano); Aaron Bell, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman (bass); Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Sam Woodyard (drums).Producer: Bob Thiele.Compilation producer: Richard Seidel.Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between 1961 and 1963. Includes liner notes by Al Young.Digitally remastered by Allan Tucker (Foothill Digital, New York, New York).If you came across a CD titled Getz for Lovers, Prez for Lovers, or Baker for Lovers, you wouldn't be the least bit surprised. After all, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, and Lester "The Pres" Young were all famous for their smooth ballad playing -- if you've been listening to Julie London or June Christy and suddenly find yourself in the mood for something comparable by an instrumentalist, those guys would be obvious choices. John Coltrane, however, isn't necessarily the first person that people associate with adjectives like smooth and romantic.