Coltrane Plays the Blues

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Coltrane Plays the Blues
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Studio album by John Coltrane
Released 1962
Recorded October 24, 1960
Genre Jazz
Length 46:06
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Nesuhi Ertegün
Professional reviews
John Coltrane chronology
My Favorite Things
(1960)
Coltrane Plays the Blues
(1962)
Coltrane's Sound
(1960) |


Coltrane Plays the Blues is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in 1962 by Atlantic Records.

Track listing

  1. "Blues To Elvin"
  2. "Blues To Bechet"
  3. "Blues To You"
  4. "Mr. Day"
  5. "Mr. Syms"
  6. "Mr. Knight"
  7. "Untitled Original" ("Exotica")

Personnel

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It usually does not contain live recordings or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up a majority of the album and are often called "bonus tracks".
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John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955.
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Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in and around New Orleans.

Overview

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Nesuhi Ertegün (November 26, 1917 – April 15,1989), was a Turkish-American record producer and executive of Atlantic Records.

Background

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C.
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John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955.
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My Favorite Things is a 1961 jazz album by John Coltrane. It is considered by many jazz critics and listeners to be a highly significant and historic recording. It was the first session recorded by Coltrane on the Atlantic label, the first to introduce his new quartet
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Coltrane's Sound is a jazz album by John Coltrane originally recorded in 1960, but released in June 1964 (according to Atlantic Records CD reissue liner notes). Because the tracks were put together and released four years after being recorded, the album was overshadowed by
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John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955.
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Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927–18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan.
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Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.

He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist/trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months[1]
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John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955.
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Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career that has been climactic.

Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children.
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Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927–18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan.
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The Drum kit

1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare | 4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal
Other components
China cymbal | Cowbell | Sizzle cymbal |
Splash cymbal | Swish cymbal |
Tambourine | Wood block | Rototom
A drum kit (or
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John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955.
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Traneing In (also known as John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio) is a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. The album was reissued in 2007 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder remasters series.
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Coltrane Time is a 1958 album by jazz musician Cecil Taylor, released under this name in 1962. The same session was released previously as Hard Driving Jazz and Stereo Drive under Cecil Taylor's name in 1959, as it had originally been Taylor's recording date.
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Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane is a 1958 album by jazz musicians Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane.

Track listing

Original LP release Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane, 1958 (Original Jazz Classics)


Track

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Soultrane
(1958) Settin' the Pace''
(1958)

Soultrane is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1958. Recorded shortly after the classic Blue Train
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