John Coltrane: Coltrane for Lovers

Coltrane for Lovers is a posthumous compilation album by American jazz musician John Coltrane, released on January 23, 2001, by Impulse! Records. Its tracks were recorded during December 1961 to April 1963 at engineer Rudy Van Gelder’s recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The first in the Verve for Lovers series by Verve Records, the album contains eleven of Coltrane’s romantic ballads recorded during his early years with Impulse! Records. The songs feature Coltrane’s classic quartet and collaborations with vocalist Johnny Hartman and pianist Duke Ellington. Musicians: John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Aaron Bell – double bass (tracks: 3, 8) Duke Ellington – piano (tracks: 3, 8) Jimmy Garrison – double bass (tracks: 1, 2, 5–7, 9–11) Johnny Hartman – vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 10) Roy Haynes – drums (tracks: 7) Elvin Jones – drums (tracks: 1–6, 9–11) McCoy Tyner – piano (tracks: 1, 2, 4–7, 9–11) Reggie Workman – double bass (tracks: 4) Sam Wood