"After establishing himself as a new star with the Miles Davis quintet, the Thelonious Monk quartet, and various Prestige recordings with Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, and Tadd Dameron, Coltrane made his debut as a leader with this LP. With Johnnie Splawn, Sahib Shihab, Red Garland, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Albert ""Tootie"" Heath. It includes his own compositions such as ""Straight Street"" and ""Chronic Blues""; and his inimitable explorations of little-heard old pop songs such as ""Violets for Your Furs,"" ""While My Lady Sleeps,"" and ""Time Was."" Tracks: Bakai, Violets for Your Furs, Time Was, Straight Street, While My Lady Sleeps, Chronic Blues." Bakai, Violets for Your Furs, Time Was, Straight Street, While My Lady Sleeps, Chronic Blues
