SKF NOTE: What a great way to end a day. Reading just before bed I came across this news report of a soon to be released, for the first time, a John Coltrane/Eric Dolphy live date at the Village Gate. Elvin Jones (drums), McCoy Tyner (piano), and Reggie Workman (bass).
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Long-Lost John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Set From 1961 Unearthed for Release
Evenings at the Village Gate, rediscovered in the New York Public Library’s archives, recorded in months prior to saxophonist’s legendary Village Vanguard shows
By Daniel Kreps
Evenings at the Village Gate, out July 14 via Impulse! Records, was recorded in the summer before Coltrane’s legendary slate of Nov. 1961 dates at the Village Vanguard, with a similar quintet lineup: The short-lived tandem of Coltrane and Dolphy alongside drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, and bassist Reggie Workman.
According to NPR, a Bob Dylan archivist digging through the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ sound archives uncovered the recording, which was made by engineer Richard Alderson to test the sound system he installed for the club.
Scott K Fish 
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