Artist: John Coltrane

John Coltrane
Aliases
The John Coltrane Quartet
Real name
John William Coltrane
Born
September 23, 1926
Died
July 17, 1967
Country
United States
Comments
Legendary jazz saxophonist and composer.
Family
Alice Coltrane   Spouse from 1965 until his death in 1967.
Ravi Coltrane   Son
Related
Elvin Jones   Member, John Coltrane Quartet (1960-1966)
Jimmy Garrison   Bassist in the John Coltrane Quartet from 1962 to 1967.
See also
Andrew White
Big Nick Nicholas

Performances

Originals

Title Performer Release date up Covered by
1 Like Sonny John Coltrane 1975 (17 artists)
2 Welcome John Coltrane 1966 Santana
3 A Love Supreme John Coltrane 1965 (10 artists)
4 Lonnie's Lament The John Coltrane Quartet 1964 (6 artists)
5 Equinox John Coltrane 1964 (18 artists)
6 Crescent The John Coltrane Quartet 1964 (14 artists)
7 Central Park West John Coltrane 1964 (13 artists)
8 Big Nick John Coltrane 1964 (12 artists)
9 Bessie's Blues The John Coltrane Quartet 1964 (7 artists)
10 India John Coltrane June 1963 (6 artists)
11 Impressions John Coltrane June 1963 (19 artists)
12 After the Rain John Coltrane June 1963 (16 artists)
13 Mr. Syms John Coltrane 1962 (9 artists)
14 Some Other Blues John Coltrane 1960 (8 artists)
15 Naima John Coltrane January 1960 (63 artists)
16 Mr. P.C. John Coltrane January 1960 (18 artists)
17 Giant Steps John Coltrane January 1960 (43 artists)
18 Cousin Mary John Coltrane January 1960 (9 artists)
19 Countdown John Coltrane January 1960 (10 artists)
20 Moment's Notice John Coltrane 1958 (40 artists)
21 Lazy Bird John Coltrane 1958 (12 artists)
22 Soultrane Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane 1957 (15 artists)
23 Soul Eyes Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor 1957 (39 artists)
24 On a Misty Night Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane 1957 (17 artists)
25 Mating Call Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane 1957 (4 artists)

Covers

Title Performer Release date up Originally by
1 Nature Boy The John Coltrane Quartet 1965 King Cole
2 Lover John Coltrane 1965 Jeanette MacDonald
3 Come Rain or Come Shine John Coltrane 1965 Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas
4 Chim Chim Cheree The John Coltrane Quartet 1965 Dick van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber
5 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes John Coltrane 1964 Buddy Clark Accompanied by Dick Jones
6 Lover Come Back to Me John Coltrane 1964 Evelyn Herbert
7 You Are Too Beautiful John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Al Jolson
8 Time After Time John Coltrane 1963 Frank Sinatra
9 They Say It's Wonderful John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton
10 Then I'll Be Tired of You John Coltrane 1963 Freddie Martin and His Orchestra
11 Stardust John Coltrane 1963 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
12 My One and Only Love John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Frank Sinatra
13 My Little Brown Book Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
14 Lush Life John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
15 In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
16 Dedicated to You John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
17 Big Nick Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 1963 John Coltrane
18 Afro Blue John Coltrane 1963 Cal Tjader
19 You Don't Know What Love Is The John Coltrane Quartet February 1963 Carol Bruce
20 Too Young to Go Steady The John Coltrane Quartet February 1963 Nat "King" Cole
21 All or Nothing at All The John Coltrane Quartet February 1963 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
22 Why Was I Born? Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane 1962 Helen Morgan
23 The Inch Worm John Coltrane 1962 Danny Kaye
24 Spring Is Here John Coltrane 1962 Dennis King & Vivienne Segal
25 Soul Eyes John Coltrane 1962 Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
26 Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise John Coltrane 1962 William O'Neal
27 Invitation John Coltrane 1962 The MGM Studio Orchestra
28 I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) John Coltrane 1962 Nick Lucas
29 Don't Take Your Love From Me John Coltrane 1962 Mildred Bailey
30 Three Little Words Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra With Vocals by The Rhythm Boys
31 The Night We Called it a Day Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
32 Summertime John Coltrane 1961 Abbie Mitchell
33 My Favorite Things John Coltrane 1961 Mary Martin, Patricia Neway
34 Lush Life John Coltrane 1961 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
35 Like Someone in Love John Coltrane 1961 Dinah Shore
36 I Love You John Coltrane 1961 Wilbur Evans
37 I Hear a Rhapsody John Coltrane 1961 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
38 Greensleeves The John Coltrane Quartet 1961
39 Ev'rytime We Say goodbye John Coltrane 1961 Nan Wynn
40 But Not for Me John Coltrane 1961 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
41 Bebop Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford
42 My Shining Hour John Coltrane 1960 Joan Leslie with Freddie Slack and his Orchestra
43 Like Sonny John Coltrane 1960 John Coltrane
44 Russian Lullaby John Coltrane 1958 Douglas Stanbury
45 I'm Old Fashioned John Coltrane 1958 Fred Astaire & Nan Wynn
46 Good Bait John Coltrane 1958 Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
47 Violets for Your Furs John Coltrane 1957 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Songs written by

Original songs

Title Written by Covered by
1 India John Coltrane (6 artists)
2 Crescent John Coltrane (14 artists)
3 Lazy Bird John Coltrane (12 artists)
4 Moment's Notice John Coltrane (40 artists)
5 Grand Central John Coltrane (5 artists)
6 After the Rain John Coltrane (16 artists)
7 Impressions John Coltrane (19 artists)
8 Bessie's Blues John Coltrane (7 artists)
9 Some Other Blues John Coltrane (8 artists)
10 Cousin Mary John Coltrane (9 artists)
11 Mr. Syms John Coltrane (9 artists)
12 Equinox John Coltrane (18 artists)
13 Welcome John Coltrane Santana
14 Giant Steps John Coltrane (43 artists)
15 Like Sonny John Coltrane (17 artists)
16 A Love Supreme John Coltrane (10 artists)
17 Lonnie's Lament John Coltrane (6 artists)
18 Big Nick John Coltrane (12 artists)
19 Mr. P.C. John Coltrane (18 artists)
20 Pristine John Coltrane Mike DiRubbo and Larry Willis
21 Countdown John Coltrane (10 artists)
22 Central Park West John Coltrane (13 artists)
23 Naima John Coltrane (63 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title Performer Release date up Label
1 Alternate Takes John Coltrane 1975 Atlantic Records
2 Kulu Sé Mama John Coltrane 1966 Impulse!
3 The Last Trane John Coltrane 1965 Prestige
4 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays The John Coltrane Quartet 1965 Impulse!
5 A Love Supreme John Coltrane 1965 Impulse!
6 Crescent The John Coltrane Quartet 1964 Impulse!
7 Coltrane's Sound John Coltrane 1964 Atlantic Records
8 Black Pearls John Coltrane 1964 Prestige
9 Stardust John Coltrane 1963 Prestige
10 Live at Birdland John Coltrane 1963 Impulse!
11 John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963 Impulse!
12 Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 1963 Impulse!
13 Impressions John Coltrane June 1963 Impulse!
14 Ballads The John Coltrane Quartet February 1963 Impulse!
15 Standard Coltrane John Coltrane 1962 Prestige
16 Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane 1962 New Jazz
17 Coltrane Plays the Blues John Coltrane 1962 Atlantic Records
18 Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard John Coltrane 1962 Impulse!
19 Coltrane John Coltrane 1962 Impulse!
20 My Favorite Things John Coltrane 1961 Atlantic Records
21 Lush Life John Coltrane 1961 Prestige
22 Bags & Trane Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Atlantic Records
23 Africa/Brass The John Coltrane Quartet 1961 Impulse!
24 Coltrane Jazz John Coltrane 1960 Atlantic Records
25 Giant Steps John Coltrane January 1960 Atlantic Records
26 Soultrane John Coltrane 1958 Prestige
27 Blue Train John Coltrane 1958 Blue Note
28 Mating Call Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane 1957 Prestige
29 Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor 1957 Prestige
30 Coltrane John Coltrane 1957 Prestige

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date up Label
1 The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 various artists 1964 Impulse!

Tributes

Title Performer Release date up Label
1 Impressions of Coltrane Khan Jamal 2009 SteepleChase
2 Mostly Coltrane Steve Kuhn Trio w/ Joe Lovano June 2009 ECM
3 I Wish I Knew - Yvonne Walter Sings the Coltrane Ballads Yvonne Walter May 2009 Ywako
4 A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane Turtle Island Quartet 2007 Telarc
5 Octet Plays Trane David Murray Octet 2000 Justin Time
6 Duets for Trane Rosario Giuliani, Franco D'Andrea 1998 Philology
7 Thank You, John! Our Tribute to John Coltrane Arkadia Jazz All-Stars 1997 Arkadia Jazz
8 Pursuance - The Music of John Coltrane Kenny Garrett With Brian Blade, Pat Metheny, Rodney Whitaker 1996 Warner Bros.
9 After the Rain John McLaughlin With Elvin Jones and Joey DeFrancesco 1995 Verve
10 After the Rain Harold Danko 1994 SteepleChase
11 Remembering John McCoy Tyner 1991 Justin Time
12 Tribute to Trane Alan Skidmore Quartet 1988 Miles Music
13 Impressions of Coltrane Jean Toussaint, Jason Rebello, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington 1988 September
14 Homage to John Coltrane Dave Liebman 1987 Owl
15 Giant Steps Tommy Flanagan 1983 Enja
16 Ballads for Trane Archie Shepp 1977 Denon
17 Hartman Sings Trane's Favorites Johnny Hartman 1973 Capitol Records [Japan]
18 Four for Trane Archie Shepp 1964 Impulse!

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message
1 John Coltrane' real name (Bastien) Report Errors dany 1 2004-06-20 15:54:35 GMT by Bastien
2 Naima Add songs dany 1 2004-12-27 12:55:22 GMT by Bastien
3 Lush Life by John Coltrane Add songs dany 1 2005-05-14 22:22:56 GMT by Bastien
4 Afro Blue Add songs fnv2001 6 2009-11-21 18:45:31 GMT by tsk
5 Once in a While cover by John Coltrane & Will Harden Add songs flip 0 2009-11-24 09:26:12 GMT by flip
6 Check Out Time cover by Ravi Coltrane Add songs Limbabwe 0 2012-06-21 17:47:57 GMT by Limbabwe

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