![]() ![]() This production reveals no such innovations, with arranger Hugo Montenegro preferring to drown each song in a tidal wave of strings (labeled as “an opulent orchestral sound” in the notes). ![]() At least on his other ballad albums, Belafonte was provided with interesting instrumentation, including harpsichords, guitars, organs, etc. Former Weaver Fred Hellerman deserves some of the credit (or blame) for the pallid material he co-wrote five of the ten songs. One begins to wonder whether Belafonte, not even 40, had his best years behind him already. The liner notes try to label the record as a concept album of ballads, but the only concept we can see is another record to be heard in subdued volume in dentists’ offices and elevators. Probably the lushest album Harry Belafonte ever made, this record offered further proof to record store owners that HB should be moved from the folk section to easy listening. Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Front Cover | © RCA/Legacy Settin’ The Pace features popular song “I See Your Face Before Me”, composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. He is one of our most lyrical musicians, but it is not a standard form of lyricism-it does not gush and does not cloy-and that quality went unnoticed for a long time when the discussions of his work were primarily concerned with the technical innovations he was making. One aspect of Coltrane’s work, apparent here, is just beginning to be noticed. Had the album been released at the time it was recorded it would have reached the small nucleus of Coltrane followers then active, and of the rest been largely ignored. The decision to release this album now is to a certain extent determined by economic considerations, but it also happens to throw light on certain aspects of the jazz business which warrant discussion. Coltrane had recorded some unissued recordings while under the label Prestige, after his fame grew and he was no longer with the label they used these recordings and released albums without Coltrane’s approval. Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane’s album Settin’ The Pacewas originally released in 1961. Remastered: 2007, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Recorded: March 26th, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records John Coltrane – Settin’ The Pace (1961/2014)įLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:41 minutes | 639 MB | Genre: Jazz ![]()
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