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All mastered from the original analogue master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom.

Deep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.

The title could not have been more accurate. By 1962, Coltranes leadership role was undeniable; he was a standard-bearer of musical commitment, and intense, bold exploration. As well, all four tunes on the album were truly standards: 32-bar tunes originally crafted for Broadway or Hollywood projects, adopted by jazz instrumentalists to interpret and explore. Theres another meaning to be gleaned from the albums title. In 1958, when Coltrane recorded the tracks, he often favored melodies that had attained popularity during his teen yearsfamiliar and unfamiliar alikeall in a search to find new structures and fresh inspiration. This indeed was standard Coltranein 58, and well into the 60s. All Music Guide