[ New Continent / 3 CD ]
This release contains the best tunes ever recorded by the great John Coltrane (1926-1967). The first CD is devoted to the saxophonist's ballad playing, while the second focuses on blues and faster hard bop anthems, and the third and final CD puts together some of Trane's most exciting collaborations with other great jazz stars, such as Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, Cannonball Adderley, and Duke Ellington. Among the many highlights are the classic readings of "My Favorite Things," "Giant Steps," and the perennial "Naima."
CD1: BALLADS. ( 77:53 Min.)
01 NAIMA
02 YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS
03 THEME FOR ERNIE
04 TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY
05 VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS
06 I'LL WAIT AND PRAY
07 IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER
08 DO I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL?
09 YOU'RE A WEAVER OF DREAMS
10 WHILE MY LADY SLEEPS
11 I WISH I KNEW
12 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU
13 TIME AFTER TIME
14 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
CD2: HARDBOP & BLUES. ( 77:39 Min.)
01 BLUE TRAIN
02 BLUES TO ELVIN
03 GIANT STEPS
04 EQUINOX
05 MR. P.C.
06 BLUES TO BECHET
07 COUSIN MARY
08 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES
09 CENTRAL PARK WEST
10 COUNTDOWN
11 MY FAVORITE THINGS
CD3: GREAT COLLABORATIONS.(78:08 Min.)
01 LIMEHOUSE BLUES [with Cannonball Adderley]
02 RUBY, MY DEAR [with Thelonious Monk]
03 TENOR MADNESS [with Sonny Rollins]
04 'ROUND MIDNIGHT [with Miles Davis]
05 BAGS & TRANE [with Milt Jackson]
06 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD [with Duke Ellington]
07 WHY WAS I BORN? [with Kenny Burrell]
08 JUST FRIENDS [with Cecil Taylor]
09 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA [with Cannonball Adderley]
10 MY LITTLE BROWN BOOK [with Duke Ellington]
11 TRINKLE TINKLE [with Thelonious Monk]
12 STAIRWAY TO THE STARS [with Milt Jackson]
13 AH-LEU-CHA [with Miles Davis]