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Title: A landmark in jazz, but...
Review: Compared to the other Coltrane recordings I have, this one seems to fall short of the mark. While the title cut is adventurous, has some impassioned sax playing, and has a beautiful rhythmic flow, it seems that McCoy Tyner (who, incidentally, is one of my favorites) spends his entire solo section trying to figure out what to play, killing time by plinking some octaves, or vamping while waiting for Coltrane to come back in, which doesn't happen for too long a time. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye is a beautiful first-rate rendition of a standard ballad, and Summertime and But Not For Me are very enjoyable uptempo pieces. Try as I might, I still feel like I'm waiting for something to happen when listening to the title cut. Maybe I'll get it a few months down the road.
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