Song of the Underground Railroad

~ Recording by John Coltrane and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Song of the Underground Railroad6:45John Coltrane QuartetThe Complete Africa/Brass SessionsJohn Coltrane QuartetAlbum
  • US1995-10-10
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)IMPD-2-168

Relationships

recording engineer:Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:Creed Taylor
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
baritone saxophone:Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-05-23)
double bass:Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium:Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23)
Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23)
Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23)
Robert Northern (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (on 1961-05-23)
Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23)
Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo and reeds:Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
tenor saxophone:John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23)
Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
orchestrator:Eric Dolphy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs (on 1961-05-23)
recording of:Song of the Underground Railroad (John Coltrane arrangement of 'Follow the Drinking Gourd') (on 1961-05-23: instrumental)

Song of the Underground Railroad (John Coltrane arrangement of 'Follow the Drinking Gourd')

writer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:John Coltrane
publisher:Jowcol Music
arrangement of:Follow the Drinking Gourd