| The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings | |
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| Released | September 23, 1997 |
| Recorded | November 1–3 and 5, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City, U.S. |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 269:42 |
| Label | Impulse! IMPD4-232 |
| Producer | Bob Thiele |
The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings is a box set of recordings by jazz musician John Coltrane, issued posthumously in 1997 by Impulse! Records, catalogue IMPD4-232. It collects all existing recordings from performances by the John Coltrane Quintet at the Village Vanguard in early November, 1961. Five selections had been issued during Coltrane's lifetime on the albums Live! at the Village Vanguard and Impressions. Additional tracks had been issued posthumously on the albums The Other Village Vanguard Tapes, Trane's Modes and From the Original Master Tapes.[1]