Darkly brooding work from John Coltrane's early years as a leader on Prestige - a very unique little record that features twin baritone sax support from Pepper Adams and Cecil Payne! Both players are wonderfully hip here - more than enough to match Trane's unique musical vision for the group's format - and the sound of the session is much edgier than some of his other Prestige work - which may be why the label chose not to issue it until 1963, even though it was recorded back in '57. There's a nice roughness here - the same inspirational early sound you'll get on Coltrane's early sides for Savoy or Imperial - and other players include Mal Waldron on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Taylor on drums.A1 Dakar 7:07 A2 Mary's Blues 6:45 A3 Route 4 6:53 B1 Velvet Scene 4:52 B2 Witches Pit 6:40 B3 Cat Walk 7:11
