John Coltrane

 

Artist:  John Coltrane
Birth Name:   John William Coltrane
Born:  September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.
Died:  July 17, 1967 (Aged 40),  Huntington, New York, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone.

John Coltrane was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer.  He played in style of Bebop and Hard Bop and helped pioneer the use of the modes in Jazz and was later at the forefront of Free Jazz.  He also appeared as a sideman on many album by other musicians, including Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.  His best known and best-selling albums Blue Train i 1958 and A Love Supreme in 1964.

 

Title:  Essential (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Jazz Images

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Blue Train (10:42)

 2.  Giant Steps (4:45)

 3.  Equinox (8:33)

 4.  In A Sentimental Mood (4:17)

Side B:

 1.  My Favorite Things (13:41)

 2.  Mr. P.C. (6:59)

 3.  It's Easy To Remember (2:49)

 4.  Naima (4:22)

Personnel:

John Coltrane:  Tenor & Soprano Saxophone

A1:

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet 

Curtis Fuller:   Trombone 

Kenny Drew:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums

A2 & B2:

Tommy Flanagan:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Art Taylor:  Drums

A3 &B1:

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Steve Davis:  Bass

Elvin Jones:  Drums

A4:

Duke Ellington:  Piano

Aaron Bell:  Bass

Elvin Jones:  Drums

B3:

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Jimmy Garrison:  Bass

Elvin Jones:   Drums

B4:

Wynton Kelly:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Jimmy Cobb:  Drums

Essential is the compilation album by John Coltrane, released on November 21, 2025 by Jazz Images.   Limited Edition 180 Gram Red Colored Vinyl.