Expression (album)
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| Studio album by John Coltrane | ||||
| Released | September 1967 | |||
| Recorded |
February 15, 1967 & March 7, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Free Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:20 original LP | |||
| Label |
Impulse! A-9120 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Expression is an album by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. The title track was Coltrane's last studio recording; the rest of the album was recorded at about the same time as Interstellar Space. "To Be" features Coltrane on flute, the only recording he made on the instrument for an entire track. Expression was the last studio album to be approved for release by Coltrane before his death in July 1967, and was released in September 1967.
Track listing
- All tracks by John Coltrane.
- "Ogunde" – 3:38
- "To Be" – 16:22
- "Offering" – 8:27
- "Expression" – 10:53
- "Number One" – 11:55 Bonus track on 1993 CD reissue; previously issued on The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 3: Jupiter Variation
Recorded on February 15 1967 (#2); March 7 1967 (#1, 3, 5), and unknown (#4).
Personnel
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone, flute
- Pharoah Sanders — flute, piccolo, tambourine (#2 only)
- Alice Coltrane — piano
- Jimmy Garrison — bass
- Rashied Ali — drums
Production
- Victor Kalin - cover art