Coltrane Plays the Blues

by John Coltrane

Coltrane Plays the Blues cover art

Culled from the incredibly fertile October 1960 Atlantic sessions that also yielded 'My Favorite Things', this album finds Coltrane systematically exploring the traditional blues format. The set highlights his early experimentation with the soprano saxophone and McCoy Tyner's muscular, highly rhythmic piano vamps.

Genres

  • Hard Bop

Tracklist

  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) - Alternate Take
  8. Blues to Elvin - Alternate Take 1
  9. Blues to Elvin - Alternate Take 3
  10. Blues to You - Alternate Take 1
  11. Blues to You - Alternate Take 2