Prestige to Release New Coltrane 5-CD Boxed Set

Over the past three years, Prestige Records has released boxed sets of Coltrane’s numerous sessions from the mid to late ’50s, each spotlighting a specific dimension of his tenure with the label. Fearless Leader – released September 2006, in celebration of Coltrane’s 80th birthday – showcases his recordings as a bandleader. Interplay, released September 2007, contains Coltrane’s early collaborative recordings with a variety of stellar musicians from the same era.

And now, Side Steps is the third and final set in this series, scheduled for release on October 6, 2009. The 5-CD set captures Coltrane in a supporting role, as a sideman to leaders like Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and others. The collection of 43 tracks represents the entirety of Coltrane’s session work as a Prestige sideman, from mid-1956 to early 1958, with the exception of his work with Miles Davis (which is featured in The Miles Davis Quintet: Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, released in 2006).

The beautiful Side Steps boxed set features:
24-bit remastering from the original analog master tapes
72-page book with rare photographs, discography, and sessionography
Insightful essays by noted music historian Ashley Kahn
Interview transcript with Prestige founder Bob Weinstock
Fully reproduced original album cover artwork and notes

SOURCE: On Target Media Group
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