Listening path
John Coltrane
How well do you know Coltrane's records?
INew to themJohn Coltrane played tenor and soprano saxophone, and in about 12 years at the front of his own bands he changed what the instrument could do. This path starts with a warm, friendly record, then walks through his years beside Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk and on into his own quartet, one step at a time.12 records · start →III know the classicsYou own the famous ones. This path goes to the records beside them: the Prestige years with Miles Davis and on his own, the partners he chose, the Atlantic sessions that sat on the shelf, and the Impulse! records where the quartet did some of its most patient work. It runs in order, so you can follow the turns.12 records · start →IIII know them wellFor the listener who knows Coltrane well. This path runs roughly in order, from a saxophone section in 1954 to his last sessions in 1967, by way of sideman dates, odd pairings, live tapes and records that labels held back for years.12 records · start →