Performer: John Coltrane
Genre: Jazz
Album: Black Pearls
Released: 1974
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Black Pearls Composed By – Billy Graham*	13:05
A2	Lover Come Back To Me Composed By – O. Hammerstein*, S. Romberg*	7:25
B	Sweet Sapphire Blues Composed By – Robert Weinstock*	18:20
C	The Believer Composed By – McCoy Tyner	13:45
D1	Nakatini Serenade Composed By – Calvin Massey*	11:02
D2	Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful Composed By – R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein*	5:10

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Prestige
• Distributed By – Fantasy Records
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
• Remastered At – Fantasy Studios
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music
• Published By – Prestige Music Ltd.
• Published By – Aisha Music
• Published By – Williamson Music, Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction – Tony Lane
• Bass – Paul Chambers
• Drums – Arthur Taylor* (tracks: A1 to B, D2), Louis Hayes (tracks: C, D1)
• Engineer [Original Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Liner Notes – Al Young
• Piano – Red Garland
• Remastered By [1974] – Brian Gardner
• Supervised By [Original Recording] – Bob Weinstock
• Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
• Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: A1 to D1), Freddie Hubbard (tracks: D2)

Notes

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, N.J., May 23, 1958 (A1, A2, B) and January 10, 1958 (C, D1). D2 recorded December 26, 1958.

Sides 1 and 2 originally issued as Black Pearls (Prestige 7316)
Sides 3 and 4 as The Believer (P-7292)

Publishers:
A1: no publisher stated
A2: Warner Bros. (ASCAP)
B: Prestige Music (BMI)
C: Aisha Music (BMI)
D1: Prestige Music (BMI)
D2: Williamson (ASCAP)

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): P24037A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): P24037B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): P24037C
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): P24037D
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): FS121178DT TMPCRPPIT#1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, C & D, etched): FS121278DT TMPCRPPIT#1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
146 024	John Coltrane	Black Pearls ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp)	Prestige	146 024	Spain	1985
PR 24037	John Coltrane	Black Pearls ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp, RE, RM)	Prestige	PR 24037	UK	1974
HB 6011	John Coltrane	Black Pearls ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp, RE, RM)	Prestige	HB 6011	Italy	1974
68.337	John Coltrane	Black Pearls ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp, RE, RM)	Prestige	68.337	France	Unknown
P-24037	John Coltrane	Black Pearls ‎(2xLP, Album, Comp, Promo, RE, RM)	Prestige	P-24037	US	1974