Bahia (album) explained

Bahia is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1965 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7353. It was recorded at two sessions at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1958.^[2] Prestige drew on a stockpile of Coltrane material for several years after his contract had ended without the saxophonist's input.^[3]

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn called the album "a steady, often very good hard-blowing and blues date."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "Harden's warm, unemphatic trumpet-playing is perfectly appropriate to the setting, and it rarely attempts anything that will scare the horses."

A reviewer for the Record Mirror commented: "Talk of Coltrane being 'anti-jazz' must be dispelled by this little lot."

Tremrs Charlie Wooley described Bahia as "an enjoyable listen," and stated that it "proves that Coltrane manages to be thoroughly entertaining, even at some of his weakest, most traditional moments. It reminds listeners once again that he excels at tackling a huge variety of styles."

Track listing

1. "Bahia" (Ary Barroso) – 6:17
2. "Goldsboro Express" (Coltrane) – 4:45
3. "My Ideal" (Richard Whiting and Newell Chase (m) - Leo Robin (w)) – 7:35
4. "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All" (Ray Henderson (m) - Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown (w)) – 7:02
5. "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Sammy Fain (m) - Jack Yellen and Herb Magidson (w)) – 10:48

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Harden – flugelhorn, trumpet (tracks 3, 4)
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (track 5)
• Red Garland – piano (tracks 1, 3–5)
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Art Taylor – drums (track 1–2,5)
• Jimmy Cobb – drums (tracks 3–4)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=KikEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Coltrane+Bahia+7353&pg=PA30 Billboard May 29, 1965
2. Web site: John Coltrane - Bahia . Jazz Music Archives . April 14, 2023.
3. Web site: Music Review - John Coltrane: Bahia (1965) . Charlie . Wooley . September 20, 2016 . Tremr . April 14, 2023.