''To the Beat of a Different Drum'' is a

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musician John Coltrane released posthumously in 1978. It is a compilation of recordings in which Roy Haynes replaced Coltrane's regular drummer Elvin Jones. "Impressions", "I Want To Talk About You" and "My Favorite Things" were recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1963. "After The Rain" and "

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" are studio recordings from April 1963. "After The Crescent", "One Down, One Up" and "Dear Lord" are studio recordings from May 1965. The tracks were later reissued on CD by

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: the live recordings on the ''

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'' album and the studio recordings under the title ''

'' in 1993. The 1963 Newport tracks were also reissued in 2007 on the compilation '' My Favorite Things: Coltrane at Newport''.

Reception

In a review for

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wrote: "This LP is well worth acquiring, for it includes two fine numbers from 1963..., a selection from the Quartet's very successful appearance at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival, and three originals... dating from 1965. It's an excellent release that is both fiery and spiritual."

Track listing

#"Impressions" – 15:52 #"I Want To Talk About You" – 8:17 #"My Favorite Things" – 17:31 #"After the Rain" – 4:07 #"Dear Old Stockholm" – 10:35 #"After The Crescent – 13:34 #"One Down, One Up" – 15:25 #"Dear Lord" – 5:34

Personnel

* John Coltrane –

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* Roy Haynes –

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* McCoy Tyner –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mastery of John Coltrane Vol. 2: To the Beat of a Different Drum, The 1978 compilation albums John Coltrane compilation albums Impulse! Records compilation albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Compilation albums published posthumously