The Very Best of John Coltrane [Universal International] (2003)

About this title: This is no less than the fourth Very Best of John Coltrane since 2000. Three of them were issued in the U.S. and this one, issued under the UNI International umbrella in Japan, on Impulse of course, is a double-disc offering that completely covers the Impulse period in its track list. In addition to familiar selections such as "In a Sentimental Mood," "After the Rain," and "Soul Eyes," there are the longish reads of "Greensleeves," "Dear Lord," "A Love Supreme: Part 1: Acknowledgement," a live version of "My Favorite Things," and "Afro Blue," among others from the later period, though ... read more

Tracks:

1. My One and Only Love [Mellin/Wood]
2. Too Young to Go Steady [Adamson/McHugh]
3. In a Sentimental Mood [Ellington/Kurtz/Mil]
4. It's Easy to Remember [Rodgers/Hart]
5. Dedicated to You [Cahn/Chaplin/Zaret]
6. You Don't Know What Love Is [DePaul/Raye]
7. After the Rain [Coltrane]
8. My Little Brown Book [Strayhorn]
9. Soul Eyes [Waldron]
10. They Say It's Wonderful [Berlin]
11. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) [Silvers/VanHeusen]
12. What's New? [Haggart/Burke]
13. All or Nothing at All [Lawrence/Altman]
14. Greensleeves [Traditional]
15. Tunji [Coltrane]
16. My Favorite Things [Rodgers/Hammerstein]
17. A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement [Coltrane]
18. Crescent [Coltrane]
19. Afro Blue [Santamaria]
20. Dear Lord [Coltrane]
21. Mile's Mode [Coltrane]
22. Angelica [Ellington]
23. Say It (Over and Over Again) [Loesser/McHugh]
24. Lush Life [Strayhorn]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.