John Coltrane – Ballads (LP, Analogue Productions)

Vinyl LP pressing. Ballads is a jazz album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962. Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before. They arrived with music-store sheet music of the songs and just before the recordings, they would discuss each tune, write out copies of the changes they’d use, semi-rehearse for a half hour and then do it. Each piece was recorded in one take, except for All or Nothing at All.