The Pianists' Touch collects two albums previously issued under their composers' names, recorded in the late '50s and featuring the playing of soon to be legendary and already world-renowned saxophonist
John Coltrane.
Coltrane's gentle majesty graces the tunes of
Tadd Dameron (in a set originally released as
Mating Call) and
Tommy Flanagan (on an album released originally as
The Cats). In addition to
Coltrane's always brilliant blowing, the collection is tempered by the gloriously spare piano/bass/drums melancholia of "How Long Has This Been Going On?"