Ojc
1957
Cattin' With Coltrane & Quinichette
About This Album
John Coltrane (tenor sax) and Paul Quinichette (tenor sax) join forces for four out of the six selections on Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (1958). Mal Waldron (piano) steps into his role as bandleader, pianist and primary composer alongside Julian Euell (bass) and Ed Thigpen (drums). This personnel is featured on all but the final track -- a cover of "Tea for Two," which was recorded several years earlier -- by Quinichette with Kenny Drew (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Gene Ramsey (bass), and Gus Johnson (drums). Waldron's title track, "Cattin'," commences the album with the song's author melodically forming lines before landing into Coltrane's series of clean, compact, 12-bar blues runs. Once Quinichette takes over, the song adapts an exceedingly soulful and bluesy dialogue. While each co-lead offers something unique, their common ground during the opening and closing choruses foreshadow the treats to come. "Sunday" is one such delight and quickly evolves into a quintessential gathering place for the saxophonist's distinctly different approaches. Quinichette's discreet sound provides a response or reaction to Coltrane's energetic excursions.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3 and 4)

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