John Coltrane Quartet – Crescent (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)

Crescent is a masterpiece of jazz by the legendary John Coltrane Quartet, featuring Coltrane on tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on double bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. Released in July 1964 by Impulse! Records, the album showcases the meditative and spiritual side of Coltrane’s music, as well as his innovative and expressive style. The album consists of five original compositions by Coltrane, ranging from the sublime and serene title track and “Wise One” to the upbeat and swinging “Bessie’s Blues” and the adventurous and dynamic “The Drum Thing”. The album also features a stunning bass solo by Garrison on the melancholic “Lonnie’s Lament”, one of Coltrane’s most beautiful ballads. Crescent is a timeless classic that will enrich and inspire any jazz lover, and a perfect prelude to Coltrane’s magnum opus A Love Supreme.