artist:John Coltrane 8 notes
John Coltrane passed away back in 1967, but his legacy keeps growing with labels still digging through the archives and putting out new compilations. There's been a steady stream of releases lately, including "From Form to Spirit" this year and various collections showcasing different periods of his incredible career.
Apr 17
Soultrane
John Coltrane · 1958 Spin it Again - Recorded eleven months before Giant Steps changed everything, this is Coltrane still inside the tradition — and already pulling at the walls.
 genre:Soul Jazz
Apr 5
Blue Train
John Coltrane · 1957 Spin it Again - John Coltrane led exactly one Blue Note session, and he spent it playing like a man settling a debt nobody else knew existed.
 genre:Jazz
Apr 5
Kulu Sé Mama
John Coltrane · 1965 Spin it Again - Coltrane in '65, past the point of needing your approval, just him and Pharoah Sanders letting something ancient and uncomfortable move through the room until it was done.
 genre:Spiritual Jazz
Apr 5
Meditations
John Coltrane · 1966 Spin it Again - Coltrane brought Pharoah Sanders in and stopped worrying about whether you could follow him.
 genre:Spiritual Jazz
Apr 5
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane · 1965 Spin it Again - Four movements, one theme, and Coltrane playing like a man who had already settled the argument with God and just wanted you to hear how it ended.
 genre:Spiritual Jazz
Apr 5
Giant Steps
John Coltrane · 1960 Spin it Again - Coltrane changed the harmonic vocabulary of jazz with this record and then basically walked away from it, which is either the most confident or most restless thing a musician has ever done.
 genre:Modal Jazz
Mar 30
Crescent
John Coltrane · 1964 Spin it Again - The Coltrane quartet in the year before everything broke open, playing like they already heard what was coming and decided to take their time anyway.
 genre:Hard Bop
Mar 30
Ballads
John Coltrane · 1963 Spin it Again - John Coltrane slowing all the way down in 1963 and proving he didn't need to burn anything to make you feel it.
 genre:Ballad

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