Live in Japan [Box] by John Coltrane Quintet

The John Coltrane Quintet: John Coltrane (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, percussion); Pharoah Sanders (alto & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, percussion); Alice Coltrane (piano); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Rashied Ali (drums). Recorded live at Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall and Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan on July 11 & 22, 1966. Includes liner notes by Alice Coltrane, Michael Cuscuna and Masamichi Okazaki Disc 3 was previously released in the U.S. as LIVE IN JAPAN, all other material is previously unreleased in this country. The 1966 Japanese tour of John Coltrane and his quintet of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali marked not only the jazz master's only visit to the country but the advent of his provocative, challenging avant-garde work. Taken from two Tokyo radio concerts, JOHN COLTRANE LIVE IN JAPAN captures the freeform, kinetic performances of the saxophonist with the jagged accompaniment of this quintet; a striking visceral adjustment from Coltrane's usual quartet of McCoy Ty...