John Coltrane - 'Blue World'

 

In 1964, filmmaker Gilles Groulx and the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled "Le chat dans le sac" ("The Cat in the Bag").

Gilles Groulx was a jazz lover and wanted Trane's music as the film score.  After talking, Trane and Gilles, decided that instead of original compositions, Trane would record slightly different versions of older recordings.

On June 24, 1964, Trane and his legendary classic quartet, with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio and recorded five previously-recorded Coltrane originals.

Trane and his quartet recorded thirty-seven minutes of music, with versions that differ (often significantly) from previously issued ones.  Gilles Groulx used only 10 minutes of Coltrane’s music for 'Le chat dans le sac', but in prominent places, with an obvious touch of pride.  The film became an early touchstone for Québec cinema.

Tracklist:
01. Naima (Take 1)
02. Village Blues (Take 2)
03. Blue World
04. Village Blues (Take 1)
05. Village Blues (Take 3)
06. Like Sonny
07. Traneing In
08. Naima (Take 2)

'Blue World' was released in September 2019.  It was remastered from the original 1/4" analog mono tapes by Kevin Reeves.  The Sonics have a warm, alive, and round sound with well-defined individual instruments.

The freeload has 24-bit/192kHz audio.

For the freeload, if you could make a film, who would you want (dead or alive) to score, and perform the soundtrack?