John Coltrane Quintet, in Dusseldorf, Germany, March 28th, 1960 (Colorized)

Colorized with AI program (Deoldify)

00:00 On Green Dolphin Street
08:47 Walkin’
16:05 The Theme
19:35 Autumn leaves/What’s New/Moonlight in Vermont
25:53 Hackensack

John Coltrane: tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly: piano,
Paul Chambers: bass
Jimmy Cobb: drums
Stan Getz: tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson: piano

Comment
In the first set, recorded on March 28, 1960 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Coltrane was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight when Miles Davis was unable play that day. It’s basically a performance of the Miles Davis Quintet without Davis. The lineup includes Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

The film was made during a European tour billed as “Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic Presents Jazz Winners of 1960.” Two of the other “Jazz Winners” were Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson, both of whom join Coltrane and the band near the end of the Dusseldorf set. Getz plays on the last few songs. It’s a historic session–the only known recording of the two great saxophone players performing together. At the beginning of the final song, Thelonious Monk’s “Hackensack,” Peterson taps Kelly on the shoulder and takes over on the piano. (Mark Springer/Openculture)