The Very Best of John Coltrane

~ Release by John Coltrane (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1My Favorite Things
bass clarinet and soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1966-05-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1966-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Rashied Ali (jazz drummer) (on 1966-05-28)
flute:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-05-28)
piano:
Alice Coltrane (on 1966-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1966-05-28) and Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-05-28)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1966-05-28)
live instrumental cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 1966-05-28)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
20:22
2A Love Supreme (Part 1)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1964-12-09)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1964-12-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1964-12-09)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1964-12-09)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1964-12-09)
vocals:
John Coltrane (in 1964-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-12-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 315)
recording of:
A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement (on 1964-12-09)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
part of:
A Love Supreme (entire suite)
7:50
3Crescent
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1964-06-01)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1964-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1964-06-01)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1964-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1964-06-01)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-06-01)
recording of:
Crescent (on 1964-06-01)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
8:45
4Afro Blues
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1963-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1963-10-08)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1963-10-08)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1963-10-08)
recorded at:
Birdland (NYC, 1949–1965) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-08)
live recording of:
Afro Blue (John Coltrane arrangement) (on 1963-10-08)
composer:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
arranger:
John Coltrane
arrangement of:
Afro Blue
10:53
5Dear Lord
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-05-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1965-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1965-05-26) and Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1965-05-26)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1965-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1965-05-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-05-26)
recording of:
Dear Lord (on 1965-05-26)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
5:42
6Mile's Mode
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-06-20)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-06-20)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1962-06-20)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-06-20)
recording of:
Red Planet (aka “Miles’ Mode”) (on 1962-06-20)
composer:
John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy
7:33
7Angelica
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-09-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1962-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-09-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-26)
recording of:
Angelica (on 1962-09-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
26:03
8Say It
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-11-13)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-13)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1962-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-11-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-11-13)
instrumental cover recording of:
Say It Over and Over Again (on 1962-11-13)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:19
9Lush Life
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-07)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1963-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-07)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1963-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1963-03-07)
vocals:
Johnny Hartman (jazz singer) (on 1963-03-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-07)
cover recording of:
Lush Life (on 1963-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chrysalis One Music, Reservoir Media Music, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) (from 1949 to present)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
5:26