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Golden Classics
Released: Nov 5, 1996
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Released: Nov 5, 1996
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Golden Classics sounds like a "Greatest Hits"-type compilation. In fact, it is the CD reissue of her first album, down to the same front cover, and the same tracks, listed in the same order. The...
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The Best of Chi Coltrane
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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The Best of Chi Coltrane draws only on material from her first two albums, and since these are vastly superior to the rest of her catalog, its title is more than justified. "Thunder and Lightning,"...
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Live!
Released: 1982
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Released: 1982
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A concert recording by as fine and proficient a musician as Coltrane should be a delightful prospect. Instead, Live! is an under-produced, squawky set, in which Coltrane comes close to massacring...
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The Message
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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The Message follows the same pattern as Ready to Roll - a grab-bag of up-tempo, synth numbers, and languid ballads. As before, nothing here wrenches the heart in the way Coltrane's first few albums...
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Ready to Roll
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Coltrane's first studio effort for Warner subsiduary Teldec is a mixed bag. Its reliance on synthesisers and gadgetry means that the fresh, organic quality of her early albums is almost lost, in...
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Chi Coltrane
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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It's clear from the opening moments of Chi Coltrane's self-titled debut that she's a singer/songwriter a few musical cuts above the rest. Primarily, this is down to her piano-playing. Where even...
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Let It Ride
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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A year on from her first album, Coltrane took over production for Let it Ride, recorded at London's Trident Studios. The sound isn't vastly different, although there is more backing vocal support...
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Road to Tomorrow
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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In the years between Let It Ride and Road to Tomorrow, Chi Coltrane had suffered financial misfortune at the hands of a neglectful manager. Not that you could tell from these songs, all...
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Silk & Steel
Released: 1981
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Released: 1981
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Silk & Steel heralded a dramatic change in Chi Coltrane's style - there's not a trace of the syrupy sweetness of Road To Tomorrow. In fact, this is the sound of an artist who's fed up and doesn't...
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