Plays the Blues (2008)

About this title: Coltrane's sessions for Atlantic in late October 1960 were prolific, yielding the material for My Favorite Things, Coltrane Plays the Blues, and Coltrane's Sound. My Favorite Things was destined to be the most remembered and influential of these, and while Coltrane Plays the Blues is not as renowned or daring in material, it is still a powerful session. As for the phrase "plays the blues" in the title, that's not so much an indicator that the tunes are conventional blues (which they aren't). It's more indicative of a bluesy sensibility, whether he is playing muscular saxophone or, on "Blues ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blues to Elvin [Coltrane]
2. Blues to Bechet [Coltrane]
3. Blues to You [Coltrane]
4. Mr. Day [Coltrane]
5. Mr. Syms [Coltrane]
6. Mr. Knight [Coltrane]
7. Untitled Original [Exotica] [Coltrane]
8. Blues to Elvin [Alternate Take 1] [Coltrane]
9. Blues to Elvin [Alternate Take 3] [Coltrane]
10. Blues to You [Alternate Take 1] [Coltrane]
11. Blues to You [Alternate Take 2] [Coltrane]

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