The Tiberi Tapes Set for Nov. 6 Release

The Tiberi Tapes: The First Studio Recording will be released Nov. 6 with 11 selections from private recordings made by Frank Tiberi. The collection will be released in four-LP, three-CD and digital formats. A limited hand-numbered edition is planned for early 2027 with more than 80 performances and nearly 26 hours of audio.

Tiberi began recording Coltrane performances in the summer of 1960 using a Concertone TR-100 Transicorder. The archive grew to more than 80 reels containing over 26 hours of music from performances in Philadelphia and New York. The recordings were made with modest consumer equipment in crowded clubs and are not pristine.

The 11 selections include two versions of Giant Steps performed at 226 and 262 BPM. The release is part of the year-long COLTRANE 100 celebration surrounding Coltrane’s centennial. Impulse! is also marking the occasion with Chasin’ the Trane: Copenhagen 1962 and Essential John Coltrane.