The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane

The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane is the second album by tuba player Ray Draper recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane
Studio album by Ray Draper
Released	1958
Recorded	December 20, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:16
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8228
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Ray Draper chronology
Tuba Sounds (1957) The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane (1958) Like Sonny (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album: "Draper had ambitious dreams of making the tuba a major jazz solo instrument; the tuba/tenor front line is an unusual and generally successful sound... One does admire Draper's courage, and it is a pity that he hardly recorded at all after 1960 because he had strong potential."^[2] The All About Jazz review by Douglas Payne stated "Even though Draper's career fizzled after only a few more records, this one is probably the best thing he did on his own."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Draper except as indicated

1. "Clifford's Kappa" – 9:16
2. "Filidé" – 7:16
3. "Two Sons" – 5:24
4. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:14
5. "Under Paris Skies" (Jean Andre Brun, Kim Gannon, Hubert Giraud) – 7:47
6. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:05

Personnel

• Ray Draper – tuba
• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5)
• Gil Coggins – piano
• Spanky DeBrest – bass
• Larry Ritchie – drums

Production

• Bob Weinstock – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer