My Favorite Things - John Coltrane

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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 featuring McCoy Tyner (Piano), Elvin Jones (Drums) and Steve Davis (Bass) - neither Jimmy Garrison nor Reggie Workman featured as yet. It is classed as another album in which Coltrane made a break free of bop, introducing complex harmonic reworkings of such songs as "My Favorite Things", and "But Not For Me". Additionally, at a time when the soprano saxophone was considered obsolete, it demonstrated Coltrane's further investigation of the instrument's capabilities in a jazz idiom. The standard "Summertime" is notable for its upbeat, searching feel, a demonstration of Coltrane's 'sheets of sound', a stark antithesis to Miles Davis's melancholy, lyrical version on Porgy and Bess. "But Not For Me" is reharmonised using the famous Coltrane changes, and features an extended coda over a repeated ii-VI-vi progression. The title track is a modal rendition of the Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein's seminal song My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music. The melody is heard numerous times throughout the almost 14-minute version, and instead of soloing over the written chord changes, both Tyner and Coltrane taking extended solos over vamps of the two tonic chords, E minor and E major. Tyner's solo is famous for being <b>...</b>

Blue Train

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Album:BLUE TRAIN Tune:Blue Train [1957] John Coltrane(ts) Lee Morgan(tp) Curtis Fuller(tb) Kenny Drew(p) Paul Chambers(b) Philly Joe Jones(ds)

Animated Sheet Music: "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane

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This is what John Coltrane's landmark tune and solo look like when they come to life on paper. If you try to play along, you may notice that the transcription for the head is transposed for C and the solo's in Bb. Weird, I know, but the transcription book that I based this animation on was in concert. You can buy the sheet music here: www.amazon.com

John Coltrane live

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John Coltrane live, 1965, playing "Naima".

John Coltrane :: Alabama :: Jazz Casual

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The John Coltrane Quartet (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) en 1963, el el programa de televisión Jazz Casual, interpretando Alabama. Puede verse el comienzo del programa en: www.youtube.com

John Coltrane Quartet- Afro Blue

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John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones "Afro Blue" (1963)

John Coltrane - Naima - 1965

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July 27, 1965 in Antibes John Coltrane - Tenor Sax McCoy Tyner - Piano Jimmy Garrison - Bass Elvin Jones - Drums

John Coltrane: On Green Dolphin Street

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John Coltrane (feeling 'kind of blue') takes a stroll down 'Green Dolphin Street' in this rare footage.

John Coltrane - Impressions - 1961

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1961 in Baden-Baden Germany John Coltrane - soprano sax, tenor sax Eric Dolphy - flute, alto sax McCoy Tyner - piano Reggie Workman - bass Elvin Jones - drums

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1/2)

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My Favorite Things Album: My Favorite Things (1961) Written by: Richard Rodgers Personnel: John Coltrane — soprano saxophone McCoy Tyner — piano Steve Davis — bass Elvin Jones — drums

John Coltrane - Equinox (Original)

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John Coltrane - Equinox

JOHN COLTRANE A love supreme Part I Acknowledgement

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July 26, 1965 in Antibes. John Coltrane - Tenor Sax McCoy Tyner - Piano Jimmy Garrison - Bass Elvin Jones - Drums

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - 1965 (fragment)

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1961 in Baden-Baden Germany "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a jazz standard written by Cole Porter. John Coltrane - soprano sax, tenor sax Eric Dolphy - flute, alto sax (sits out) McCoy Tyner - piano Reggie Workman - bass Elvin Jones - drums

John Coltrane - Every Time We Say Goodbye - 1961

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I'm Old Fashioned Album: Blue Train (1957) Written by: Jerome Kern Johnny Mercer Personnel: John Coltrane tenor saxophone Paul Chambers — double bass Kenny Drew — piano Curtis Fuller — trombone Philly Joe Jones — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet

John Coltrane - I'm Old Fashioned

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John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy - Impressions

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Classical tune 'In a sentimental mood' performed by outstanding Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1962)

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a sentimental mood

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Tenor giants John Coltrane and Stan Getz lead an incredible group through a tune claimed by both Thelonius Monk (Hackensack) and Coleman Hawkins (Rifftide). Oscar Peterson sits in on piano with the incomparable rhythm section of Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums).

John Coltrane & Stan Getz: Hackensack (Rifftide)

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John Coltrane playing the amazing Blue train

John Coltrane - Blue train

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From the album "Live! at the village vanguard" (1961). John Coltrane — tenor saxophone/soprano saxophone Eric Dolphy — bass clarinet McCoy Tyner — piano Reggie Workman — double bass Elvin Jones — drums