Three of the four lengthy performances on are taken from one of the John Coltrane Quartet's greatest performances: the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. With pianist, bassist and drummer (filling in for an absent ), performs what is arguably his greatest version of 'My Favorite Things' along with memorable renditions of 'Impressions' and 'I Want to Talk About You.'
Two of those selections originally appeared on the LP while 'Impressions' was included in a later collection. This set is rounded out by 'Chasin' Another Trane,' the only recording from 's famous November 1961 engagement at the Village Vanguard that had sitting in for; altoist is also heard from on that heated selection.
1)I Want to Talk About You (Eckstine) 8:132) My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 17:243) Impressions (Coltrane) 15:404) Chasin' Another Trane (Coltrane) 15:25Tracks1 to 3:John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophoneMcCoy Tyner - pianoJimmy Garrison - bassRoy Haynes - drumsRecorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport,Rhode Island on July 7, 1963Track 4:John Coltrane - tenor saxophoneEric Dolphy - alto saxophoneReggie Workman - bassRoy Haynes - drumsRecorded live at the Village Vanguard,New York City on November 2, 1961.