Biography

Despite a relatively brief career (he first came to notice as a sideman at age 29 in 1955, formally launched a solo career at 33 in 1960, and was dead at 40 in 1967), saxophonist John Coltrane was among the most important, and most controversial, figures in jazz. It seems amazing that his period of greatest activity was so short, not only because he recorded prolifically, but also because, taking advantage of his fame, the record companies that recorded him as a sideman in the 1950s frequently reissued those recordings under his name and there has been a wealth of posthumously released material as well. Since Coltrane was a protean player who changed his style radically over the course of his career, this has made for much confusion in his discography and in appreciations of his playing. There remains a critical divide between the adherents of his earlier, more conventional (if still highly imaginative) work and his later, more experimental work. No one, however, questions Coltrane's almost religious commitment to jazz or doubts his significance in the history of the music.

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Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	In a Sentimental Mood	Very Best of John Coltrane	4:16	$1.29
2.	'Round Midnight	Complete Columbia Recording..	5:54	$0.99
3.	In a Sentimental Mood	Love Jones (The Music)	4:14	$0.99
4.	My One and Only Love	Coltrane for Lovers	4:57	$1.29
5.	In a Sentimental Mood	Duke Ellington and John Col..	4:18	$1.29
6.	Naima	Giant Steps	4:18	$1.29
7.	Giant Steps	Giant Steps	4:43	$1.29
8.	On Green Dolphin Street	Complete Columbia Recording..	9:48	$0.99
9.	Giant Steps	Giant Steps	4:46	$1.29
10.	My Favorite Things, Part 1 (Single V..	My Favorite Things	2:47	$1.29
11.	Feeling of Jazz	Duke Ellington and John Col..	5:34	$1.29
12.	Forever	Masters of the Saxophone	4:50	$0.99
13.	Touch	Masters of the Saxophone	6:42	$0.99
14.	Kulu Se Mama	Masters of the Saxophone	4:10	$0.99
15.	Lazy Bird	Grandes del Jazz 23 - Early..	7:05	$0.99
16.	Trane's Blues	Grandes del Jazz 23 - Early..	6:55	$0.99
17.	My Favorite Things	56 Greatest Jazz & Swin..	4:04	$0.69
18.	You Leaving Me Breathless	Master	7:26	$0.99
19.	Bahia	Very Best of John Coltrane	6:17	$1.29
20.	Theme for Ernie	Very Best of John Coltrane	4:58	$1.29
21.	I Love You	Very Best of John Coltrane	5:34	$1.29
22.	Soultrane	Very Best of John Coltrane	5:24	$1.29
23.	Nutty	Very Best of John Coltrane	6:38	$1.29
24.	I Hear a Rhapsody	Very Best of John Coltrane	6:03	$1.29
25.	West 42nd Street	Six of the Best - LP Collec..	7:44	$0.99

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