Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (studio, 1962-09-18)

Name: Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
Duration: 3 min 13 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.8	Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1963	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	ITC 306
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads (stereo)	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1963	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	AS 32
1.4	Nancy	3:09	John Coltrane	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US1975	ABC Impulse!	ASH-9306-2
1.4	Nancy	3:09	John Coltrane	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US1980	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	ASH-9306-2, MCA2-4136
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	DE1987	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	254 607-2
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1987	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	MCAD-5885
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1987	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA-5885
1.4	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:17	John Coltrane	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US1991-10-15	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	GRD107
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:09	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP1991-11-21	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	AS-32, MVCI-23006
1.5	Nancy	3:17	John Coltrane	In a Soulful Mood: 12 Mellow Masterpieces	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	GB1994-09	Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)	MCCD 170
1.7	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:18	John Coltrane Quartet	Dinner Jazz: 16 Mellow Jazz Masterpieces	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	MCI Music	MUSCD024
1.12	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:15	John Coltrane	La Ballade de John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	FR1994	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	GRP11422
1.4	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:17	John Coltrane	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane (20Bit Super Gold CD)	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US1994	MCA-GRP	GRD-6006
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1995-06-20	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	GRD-156
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	XE1995	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	IMP 11562
1.1	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane	Cigar Classics, Volume 3: Cool Smokes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Hip‐O Records	HIPD-40036
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US1998-08-18	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 731
1.9	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane	The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US1998-11-17	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	IMPD8280
2.4	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane	The Best of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	DE1999-03-22	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	UMD80554
2.4	Nancy [with the Laughing Face]	3:12	John Coltrane	Le génie de John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	FR1999	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	380 554-2
1.11	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	Coltrane for Lovers (club edition)	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	CA2001-01-23	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	P2 49361
1.11	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	Coltrane for Lovers	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2001-01-23	Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	3145493612
1.11	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	Coltrane for Lovers	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	DE2001-02-06	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	3145493612
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2001-06-27	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	UCCI-9001
1.11	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane Quartet	Coltrane for Lovers	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2001	Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
1.4	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2001	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	GRD-107
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US2002-04-16	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	314 589 548-2
1.11	Nancy	3:13	John Coltrane	The Very Best of John Coltrane	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	KR2002	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	DZ2706
1.2	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane	Jazz for Lovers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2006-03-31	Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	06024 9835865
1.12	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	Saxophone Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2006-08-25	Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	06024 9841794
1.8	Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane	Ballads	John Coltrane	Album	XE2007	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	0602517486201
5.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane Quartet	The Impulse! Albums: Volume One	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2007	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	B0010 135-02
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	XE2008-02-19	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	0602517486201
2.4	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US2009	Original Recordings Group	ORG 012
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2010-12-15	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	UCGU-9009
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	XW2011	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
1.7	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane Quartet	John Coltrane: Verve Ultimate Cool	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	XW2013-01-01	Decca Records
1.8	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	The John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2013-11-27	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	UCCU-40001
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads (Masterworks Singles)	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	XE2013	Masterworks Series	21333
2.5	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	The Quintessence: New York City 1956–1962	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	FR2014	Frémeaux & Associés	FA 297
1.8	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Impulse! 6 Great Jazz	John Coltrane Quartet, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes Quartet, Oliver Nelson, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman	Album + Compilation	JP2015-12-10	Esoteric (recording label of JP hi‐fi audio equipment manufacturer Esoteric Company)	ESSI-90133/8
4.9	Nancy	3:11	John Coltrane	John Coltrane – Ballads (1956 - 1962)	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	AT2015	Le Chant du Monde	CMJ 874238285
1.10	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Learnin' the Blues: The Jazz Stars Play the Sinatra Songbook	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2018-10-08	Acrobat Music	ADDCD3270
15.8	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:11	John Coltrane	Jazz Box (25 Original Albums)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2018	Universal Music France	538 572-0
1.6	Nancy	3:11	John Coltrane	Naima	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	FR2018	Le Chant du Monde	742783.84
1.26	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane	The Essential John Coltrane on Impulse!	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	XW2018	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
1.8	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	?:??	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2020-03-18	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	A-32, UCCI-40001
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	US2020-10-09	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	AS-32, B0032078-01
3.2	Nancy	3:12	John Coltrane	Simply ... Coltrane!	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	-2021-03-26	Jube Legends
1.8	Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2021-06-23	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)	UCGU-9070
1.11	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane Quartet	Coltrane for Lovers (Deluxe Edition)	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2022-02-10
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:15	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads (DSD256)	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	XW2022	High Definition Tape Transfers	HDTT14165
1.7	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	?:??	John Coltrane	My Favorite Things	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	XE2022	Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)	05231981
4.13	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:10	John Coltrane	The Classic Albums Collection	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US2022	Enlightenment (A Crazy Jazz Label)	EN4CD9200
1.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	?:??	John Coltrane Quartet	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	Album	JP2023-06-14	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	UCGQ-9032
1.16	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane Quartet	Dedicated to You: Ballads	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	XW2024-07-31	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
8.8	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	INTEGRAL John Coltrane 1959 – 1962	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	-2025-04-11	Diggers Factory (French vinyl crowdfunding site/record label)
1.5	Nancy (With the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane	Gold Encore Series: Triumphant Sax!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation			GRD-9733
2.12	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:10	John Coltrane	Jazz Everybody! Two! All Of The Best Jazz	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	JP-	Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!)	PROZ-1085/6
1.9	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:14	John Coltrane	The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	XW-	impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
1.4	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:17	John Coltrane Quartet	The Gentle Side of John Coltrane (digital)	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	US-	UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
Promotion
1.10	Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	3:12	John Coltrane Quartet	Romantic-Jazz (Colorful moments)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2004-01-01	Universal_Brand Partnership (Partner für Musikkooperationen)	982706-7 LC01846
(unknown)
1.7	Nancy (with the Laughing Face)	3:13	John Coltrane	Jazzmasters	John Coltrane	Album + Compilation	RU2001	Grand Records (Russian)	GRCD-165

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recording engineer:	Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-18)
producer:	Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1962-09-18)
double bass [bass]:	Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-09-18)
drums (drum set):	Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-09-18)
piano:	McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1962-09-18)
tenor saxophone:	John Coltrane (on 1962-09-18)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)

recorded at:	Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-18)

recording of:	Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (on 1962-09-18: cover, instrumental)

Nancy (With the Laughing Face)

lyricist:	Phil Silvers (actor)
composer:	Jimmy Van Heusen

publisher:	Barton Music Corp. Chappell/Morris Ltd. Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)

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