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Title: Not Much Coltrane
Review: John Coltrane is overwhelmed by the dated, drippy ballads on this album. In the 60's, every jazz musician had to do a ballad album just the same as everyone did a bossanova album. The music audience who had either given up jazz for rock or could not deal with jazz that was more cerebral were putting pressure on declining jazz sales. John Coltrane watered down his sound for a few ballad albums and then went right back to his real "sheets of sound" force of nature. Even "My Favorite Things" was transformed into a transcental experience. This album though clearly sounds forced. If you dislike Coltrane because you don't find him accessible, you might enjoy this album. However, you are missing out on the real deal.
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