John Coltrane

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United States (1926 – 1967)

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced successive generations of other musicians. The music recorded during this time period ranges from some of the most influential hard bop of the 50s into increasingly atonal explorations which eventually end up in the free jazz of his late period. It is undoubtable that his most popular music is that of the late 50s and early 60s. The music recorded after this period is very challenging to the listener, though its importance and influence cannot be denied. Coltrane’s recording rate was astonishingly prolific, such that many albums did not appear until years after they were recorded.

He is regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, and one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. Along with tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins, Coltrane fundamentally altered expectations for the instrument.

1	Blue Train full track	1,266
2	Giant Steps	1,261
3	Naima full track	1,139
4	My Favorite Things full track	1,027
5	Cousin Mary full track	948
6	Locomotion full track	746
7	I'm Old Fashioned full track	696
8	Spiral	685
9	Syeeda's Song Flute	677
10	Mr. P.C. full track	533
11	Resolution	510
12	Summertime	496
13	Countdown	472
14	Acknowledgement	460
15	Moment's Notice	453

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Thursday evening

Giant Steps...!

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MathiasPage wrote:
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"My Favourite Things" is a absolutely amazing album!

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sGarrista- wrote:
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yeah

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nicoinfurs wrote:
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you obviously never watched the sex channels at night in the 90s

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sGarrista- wrote:
last month

what

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nicoinfurs wrote:
last month

lol this jazz sometimes makes me think of those american softcore porn movies, where there always have sex in slowmotion and have a tiny sound of jazz in the background, the kind of films where the men are always muscular and working in an office, where the secretary always cheer them up and where the dick never goes in but just rubs against the ass so it looks like it

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raulitoxx wrote:
last month

Un maestro.....digno de escuchar una y otra vez!

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Rick_Dangerous wrote:
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Blue Train = Epic Win

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nicoinfurs wrote:
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Pursuance = TWILIGHT ZONE

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WTF108 wrote:
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a love supreme - is the best

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b_bhoy7 wrote:
last month

There's so much beautiful music from Trane.

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anshak wrote:
last month

just wanted to say that olé is the greatest song i've ever heard! more great songs to be discovered when listening to john coltrane...

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HappyLilNarhwal wrote:
last month

Haven't listened to a whole lot of Coltrane, but what I've heard certainly is love. Also, my family's dog is named after him. :P

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spacemanBOSE wrote:
last month

awesome

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sprinklerarms wrote:
July 2008

soultrane

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July 2008

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Myles_Dunhill wrote:
July 2008

Africa/Brass is incredible and needs way more recognition

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Documento1 wrote:
July 2008

the vinyl have a amazing sound, you should try, but to the first listen its ok to download though

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