The Prestige All Stars - Wheelin' & Dealin'
Bass – Doug Watkins [click here to see more vinyl featuring Doug Watkins]
Drums – Arthur Taylor [Click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Taylor]
Piano – Mal Waldron [click here to see more vinyl featuring Mal Waldron]
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane [click here to see more vinyl featuring John Coltrane]
Tenor Saxophone - Paul Quinichette
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess
Written by Mal Waldron (A2, B2), Mercer Ellington (A1), Ted Persons (A1), Illinois Jacquet (B1), Bob Russell (B1), Sir Charles Thompson (B1)
1 LP, Stoughton Printing Tip-On Jacket
Original analog Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color: Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12"
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Craft Recordings - Craft Original Jazz Classics Series
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded on September 20, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded by Van Gelder
Supervised by Bob Weinstock
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Ira Gitler
Originally released in April 1958
Reissued in August 2025
Tracks:
Side A
- Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
- Wheelin’
Side B
- Robbins' Nest
- Dealin'
Reviews:
« This two-fer from the excellent Prestige series of two-LP sets features Coltrane at a pair of jam-session-type settings in 1957. He is heard along with fellow tenor Paul Quinichette and Frank Wess on flute and tenor on two long versions apiece of "Wheelin'" and "Dealin" in addition to a fine rendition of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" and a 15-minute version of "Robbins' Nest." In addition, there are two numbers from a sextet session with trumpeter Bill Hardman and altoist Jackie McLean. Overall the music is not all that essential (since there are so many other Coltrane recordings available) but is quite enjoyable on its own terms and worth picking up. » AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs: 4.81 / 5