Released July 1962 Producer Nesuhi Ertegun | Length 40:57 original LP Release date July 1962 | |
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Recorded October 24, 1960Atlantic Studios, New York City Similar John Coltrane albums, Jazz albums | ||
Coltrane Plays the Blues is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1962 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1382. It was recorded at Atlantic Studios during the sessions for My Favorite Things, assembled after Coltrane had stopped recording for the label and was under contract to Impulse Records. Like Prestige Records before them, as Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s, Atlantic used unissued recordings and released them without either Coltrane's input or approval.
Contents
On September 19, 2000, Rhino Records reissued Coltrane Plays the Blues as part of its Atlantic 50th Anniversary Jazz Gallery series. Included were five bonus tracks, all of which had appeared in 1995 on The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings.
Side Two track 2 recorded during the evening of October 24, 1960; the remainder during the night of the same day.
Personnel
Production personnel
Songs
1Blues to Elvin7:52
2Blues to Bechet5:45
3Blues to You6:28