In January 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Ballads”, album by John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded December 1961, September – November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

1. Say It (Over and Over Again) – Jimmy McHugh
2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul
3. Too Young to Go Steady – Jimmy McHugh
4. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman
5. I Wish I Knew – Harry Warren
6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart
7. It’s Easy to Remember – Richard Rodgers
8. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Jimmy Van Heusen