Afro Blue Impressions

Afro Blue Impressions is an album of a performance by jazz musician John Coltrane that was recorded live in 1963. The album was originally released many years later, in 1977, on the Pablo label, as a double LP.^[2]

Afro Blue Impressions
Live album by John Coltrane
Released	May/June 1977[1]
Recorded	October 22, 1963 Konserthuset, Stockholm November 2, 1963 Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Genre	Hard bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
Length	97:34
Label	Pablo Records 2620-101
Producer	Norman Granz
John Coltrane chronology
The European Tour (1963) Afro Blue Impressions (1977) The Paris Concert (1963)
Alternative cover
Reissue

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars: "No new revelations occur, but this is a strong all-around set of Trane near his peak."^[3]

Reissue

In 2013, the album was re-released under the title Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded).^[4] This re-release won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[7]

Track listing

All compositions by John Coltrane except as indicated.

Disc 1

No.	Title	Recording date and venue	Length
1.	"Lonnie's Lament"	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	10:16
2.	"Naima"	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	8:06
3.	"Chasin' the Trane"	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	5:48
4.	"My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	21:10

Disc 2

No.	Title	Recording date and venue	Length
1.	"Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria)	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	7:43
2.	"Cousin Mary"	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	9:55
3.	"I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine)	November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium	8:20
4.	"Spiritual"	October 22, 1963, Stockholm Concert Hall	12:30
5.	"Impressions"	October 22, 1963, Stockholm Concert Hall	11:36

Personnel

• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• McCoy Tyner — piano
• Jimmy Garrison — double bass
• Elvin Jones — drums