Gold Coast (album) explained

Gold Coast
Type:	compilation
Artist:	John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden
Cover:	Gold Coast (album).jpeg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	May 13 and June 24, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Savoy Records SJL 1115^[1]
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena

Gold Coast is a compilation album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden, released in 1977 just after , featuring pieces recorded during the two 1958 sessions that produced Tanganyika Strut and Jazz Way Out.^{[2] [3]}

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "John Coltrane's Savoy recordings with fluegelhornist Wilbur Harden are enjoyable but not particularly innovative... Despite all of the emphasis on Africa in the song titles, the music is essentially American bebop featuring Coltrane, Harden and trombonist Curtis Fuller; Harden and Fuller contributed two originals apiece. This album is a companion of Dial Africa."

Track listing

1. "Tanganyika Strut" – 9:57
2. "Dial Africa" – 8:42
3. "Gold Coast" – 14:34
4. "B.J." – 4:32

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano (tracks 1-3)
• Howard Williams – piano (track 4)
• Alvin Jackson – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Weinstein, Norman C.. A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz. May 16, 1993. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879101671. Google Books.
2. Book: Porter . Lewis . DeVito . Chris . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Wild . David . Schmaler . Wolf . The John Coltrane Reference . 2008 . Routledge . 518 .
3. Book: Porter . Lewis . DeVito . Chris . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Wild . David . Schmaler . Wolf . The John Coltrane Reference . 2008 . Routledge . 527 .