John Coltrane | Modal & Hard Bop: 1957-1964 (75:00)

I limited the mix to Coltrane's early (and more accessible) recordings and left them in chronological order by date of release. If you enjoy the mix, I highly encourage you to pick up any of the recordings regularly touted as his best (Blue Train, Giant Steps, A Love Supreme, My Favorite Things, etc.). They've each been remastered, contain wicked liner notes, and can generally be had for a few bucks apiece.

I know it's not something everyone can get into, but for those who can, enjoy...

Bart
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From Wikipedia: John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced successive generations of other musicians. Coltrane's recording rate was astonishingly prolific, such that many albums did not appear until years after they were recorded. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, and one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

any chance of a tracklisting?

Oh, word. Thanks. I'm gonna put one of these together at work this week, instead of working.

Thanks. I keep telling myself I need to give jazz a go but never get round to it

thank you very much good sir

Sure thing, Dalen. I actually zipped a cd cover file (with tracklisting) in with the mix but don't have immediate access to it here at work (w/o d'loading it). Should've included it to begin with and will post it later today.

DLing now.. looking forward to listening

Me too. My gf has a BUNCH of his stuff but this will be nice to have. Thanks.

Cool. Interested to see what you picked for this. I actually don't have many albums with Coltrane as leader, just the four mentioned in the first post and a couple of later ones with Pharoah Sanders. Thanks for posting this.

My Can mix will be up soon as well. Hopefully tomorrow.

1. Blue Train | from Blue Train, 1957
2. Moments Notice | from Blue Train, 1957
3. Naima | from Giant Steps, 1959
4. My Favorite Things | from My Favorite Things, 1960
5. Blues To Elvin | from Coltrane Plays The Blues, 1960
6. Too Young To Go Steady | from Ballads, 1962
7. In A Sentimental Mood | from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, 1962
8. My One And Only Love | from John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, 1963
9. A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement | from A Love Supreme, 1964
10. A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution | from A Love Supreme, 1964

Awesome, always wanted to hear more of him.

Each and every one are brilliant. Way to go.

'Naima' might be the most beautiful piece of music ever recorded-

Thanks for this, bgl3 - great mix!

excellent selection man, and 7 of the tunes are ones i would've picked as well.