Impressions

Impressions (1963) documents John Coltrane in a transitional phase between modal hard bop and freer, avant-garde approaches. Featuring his classic quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, the recordings emphasize extended modal improvisation, intense sheets-of-sound soloing, and an increased embrace of freer rhythmic and harmonic textures that helped push jazz toward the avant-garde.