Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane

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Released1996
Recorded1996
Length65:08
Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
Studio album by
Released1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length65:08
LabelWarner Bros.
WB 9 46209-2
Producer
  • Kenny Garrett
  • Matt Pierson
Kenny Garrett chronology
Triology
(1995)
Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
(1996)
Songbook
(1997)

Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane is the seventh studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett, recorded in 1996 and released the same year by Warner Bros. Records.[1][2] It features Garrett in a quartet consisting of guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Rodney Whitaker, and drummer Brian Blade.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]

Thom Owens of AllMusic stated, "Garrett creates a loving tribute, one that is respectful to Coltrane's legacy but one that doesn't mimic his sound. It's a moving record that reveals more layers every time you listen to it."[3] Don Heckman, writing for the Los Angeles Times, described it as "a continually rewarding album".[4]

The album won DownBeat Readers' Poll Jazz Album of the Year for 1997.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Coltrane except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Countdown" 3:42
2."Equinox" 7:38
3."Liberia" 7:33
4."Dear Lord" 5:53
5."Lonnie's Lament" 5:23
6."After the Rain" 7:21
7."Like Sonny" 6:13
8."Pursuance" 6:05
9."Alabama" 6:10
10."Giant Steps" 3:23
11."Latifa"
  • Blade
  • Garrett
  • Metheny
  • Whitaker
5:47
Total length:65:08

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