Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up

Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up
Live album by John Coltrane
Released	October 11, 2005
Recorded	March 26 and May 7, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Label	Impulse!

Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up is a 2005 album by jazz musician John Coltrane.

Critical reception

In his review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an "A-" and said that, although it is overpriced and underrecorded to some degree, its selling point is the title track, which features the longest Coltrane solo ever recorded.^[1] Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave it four stars and wrote that, despite some audio fades, the album has exceptional sound and is of "historical importance".^[2]

Track listing

Original CD release Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up (Impulse!).

Disc 1

1. "Introduction and Announcements" – 1:36
2. "One Down, One Up" – 27:39
3. "Announcement" – 0:51
4. "Afro Blue" – 12:44

Disc 2

5. "Introduction and Announcements" – 0:43
6. "Song of Praise" – 19:38
7. "Announcements" – 0:43
8. "My Favorite Things" – 22:37

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone/soprano saxophone
• Jimmy Garrison – double bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• McCoy Tyner – piano

References

1. Christgau, Robert (January 10, 2006). "Consumer Guide: Extraordinary Machines". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved December 7, 2013.
2. Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up at AllMusic