John Coltrane: Impressions (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-47 Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Henry

Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Henry Grimes (bass)

and found inspiration in many sources from different cultures

The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

and unfettered improvisation

and Haden’s impressionistic “Song for the Whales”

John Coltrane: Impressions (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-47 Tommy Flanagan (piano) and HenryImpulse!, 1963 Recorded between 1961 and 1963 and released on Impulse! Records in July 1963, Impressions documents John Coltranes classic quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. Two selections India and Impressions originate from the groups November 1961 engagement at the Village Vanguard, where the quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute and second bassist Reggie