The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane is the second album by tuba player Ray Draper recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label.New Jazz Records discography accessed January 31, 2013
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album: "Draper had ambitious dreams of making the tuba a major jazz solo instrument; the tuba/tenor front line is an unusual and generally successful sound... One does admire Draper's courage, and it is a pity that he hardly recorded at all after 1960 because he had strong potential."Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, January 31, 2013 The All About Jazz review by Douglas Payne stated "Even though Draper's career fizzled after only a few more records, this one is probably the best thing he did on his own."Payne, D. Ray Draper: The Ray Draper Quintet Featuring John Coltrane Review, July 1, 1998
Track listing All compositions by Ray Draper except as indicated "Clifford's Kappa" – 9:16 "Filidé" – 7:16 "Two Sons" – 5:24 "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:14 "Under Paris Skies" (Jean Andre Brun, Kim Gannon, Hubert Giraud) – 7:47 "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:05
Personnel Ray Draper – tuba John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5) Gil Coggins – piano Spanky DeBrest – bass Larry Ritchie – drums
Production Bob Weinstock – supervisor Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
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