{"product_id":"john-coltrane-quartet-ballads-clear-vinyl","title":"John Coltrane Quartet\t- Ballads [Clear Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: 526024\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP Clear Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 8435723701989\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 14 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original album + 4 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g clear vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides achieving a very personal and characteristic sound, John Coltrane opened the way to free jazz. By the time he recorded Ballads, Coltrane had already delved into freer and longer solos and compositions, and as a result he had his devoted followers as well as his detractors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis LP was more \"conventional\" than its most immediate predecessors (apart from the Duke Ellington collaboration), and as a result it received a variety of reviews. While some applauded the fact that the saxophonist was again playing standards, others criticised him, stating that he was contradicting himself by playing simple melody lines. The fact is Coltrane had always been a beautiful ballad player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Most of the performances are so tender and beautiful that they can prompt a tear, or even make you feel a bit \"marsh-mallowy\" inside, but there is no trace of schmaltz or insincere sentimentality.\" - Barry Witherden, Jazz Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: SAY IT (OVER AND OVER AGAIN) \/ YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS \/ TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY \/ ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL \/ THEY SAY IT'S WONDERFUL \/ NAIMA \/ I WISH I KNEW \/ WHAT'S NEW? \/ IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER \/ NANCY (WITH THE LAUGHING FACE) \/ GREENSLEEVES \/ EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAXTIME CLEAR VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45446120439964,"sku":"526024","price":20.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/2_ace15843-3d67-41da-8737-806f773fd059.webp?v=1761314613","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/john-coltrane-quartet-ballads-clear-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}