Impressions is a 1963 album of live and studio recordings by John Coltrane. "India" and "Impressions" were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961, while "Up 'Gainst the Wall" and "After the Rain" were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, respectively on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963. "Dear Old Stockholm" did not appear on the original release, but appears on later reissues. The album was originally released on the Impulse! label. Read more on Last.fm.
John William Coltrane (Hamlet, North Carolina, September 23, 1926 – Huntington, New York, July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
American jazz great John Coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. A leader of "hard bop", in the 1960s he led his own groups and changed the face of jazz with experimentation and improvisation, his later recordings reflecting his belief that music was a form of spiritual expression. Read more on Last.fm
