Gold Coast is a compilation album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden, released in 1977 just after Dial Africa: The Savoy Sessions, featuring pieces recorded during the two 1958 sessions that produced Tanganyika Strut and Jazz Way Out.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "John Coltrane's Savoy recordings with fluegelhornist Wilbur Harden are enjoyable but not particularly innovative... Despite all of the emphasis on Africa in the song titles, the music is essentially American bebop featuring Coltrane, Harden and trombonist Curtis Fuller; Harden and Fuller contributed two originals apiece. This album is a companion of Dial Africa."
Track listing "Tanganyika Strut" – 9:57 "Dial Africa" – 8:42 "Gold Coast" – 14:34 "B.J." – 4:32
Personnel John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn Curtis Fuller – trombone Tommy Flanagan – piano (tracks 1–3) Howard Williams – piano (track 4) Alvin Jackson – bass Art Taylor – drums
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