This LP contains five excellent performances by the John Coltrane Quartet from two occasions when drummer
Roy Haynes filled in for
Elvin Jones. A definitive "Dear Old Stockholm" and
Coltrane's mournful ballad "After the Rain" are from April 29, 1963 while the beautiful "Dear Lord" and two long and raging performances ("One Down, One Up" and "After the Crescent") date from May 26, 1965. Although
Haynes had a different approach on the drums than
Jones, he fit in perfectly with the group, stimulating
Coltrane to play brilliantly throughout these two sessions. ~ Scott Yanow