Four of the five pieces on "Four for Trane", which Archie Shepp recorded for the Impulse label in 1965, are reworkings of pieces that John Coltrane had recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on his albums "Giant Steps" (1960) and "Coltrane Plays the Blues" (1962). Here they were rearranged by Shepp and trombonist Roswell Rudd. The album also features trumpeter Alan Shorter (Wayne Shorter's brother, who plays the flugelhorn here), alto saxophonist John Tchicai, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Charles Moffett. Coltrane himself co-produced the album together with Bob Thiele. According to Ashley Kahn, Four for Trane was "a direct result of Coltrane's intervention and his confidence in the young tenor saxophonist from Philadelphia". The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its "Core Collection", while AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek gave the album the maximum five stars, stating that "'Four for Trane' is a truly beautiful, original and enduring album by an under-celebrated musician". A historically important jazz album by Archie Shepp. Produced by Impulse Records, this album helps to document the musical progress of American jazz music. Archie Shepp and his fellow musicians play four Coltrane compositions with ferocity and intensity. Produced by John Coltrane and Bob Thiele, this album of new music will be a milestone in the history of jazz music. On "Four For Trane", his debut album for Impulse! Records, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp paid tribute to his mentor John Coltrane. With a sextet of avant-garde experienced musicians, Shepp interprets four excitingly rearranged Coltrane originals before concluding the album with his own composition. According to Coltrane biographer Ashley Kahn, the album, which Coltrane also produced together with Bob Thiele, "came about through the direct intervention of Coltrane, who thought highly of the young tenor saxophonist from Philadelphia." "Verve Vault" series: cut and mastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal. Gatefold sleeve with iconic original artwork.