John Coltrane Plays The Blues on 180g LP from Rhino

Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Meticulously Pressed on 180g Vinyl: Landmark Jazz Done Right!

Album Recorded During the Same 1960 Sessions as My Favorite Things and Coltrane's Sound

Features Coltrane's Legendary Quartet

Rhino's Remastered 180g LPs of Coltrane's 1960  My Favorite Things, Coltrane Jazz, and Coltrane's Sound Also Available

John Coltrane's Plays The Blues is culled from the same 1960 sessions that produced My Favorite Things. That fact alone is all you need to know that this is one killer album. Yet there's more. At the time, the saxophonist was playing with what many consider to be his best lineup: drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, and bassist Steve Davis. Together, the foursome literally made history, as Plays the Blues sits alongside Giant Steps, Coltrane Jazz, My Favorite Things, and Coltrane's Sound--all recorded within the same one-year period!--as among the most landmark jazz albums ever committed to tape.

Here, Coltrane and company hone to an all-blues format that witness the legend exploring themes with a blues focus unique to this record. The simplicity nearly belies the sophistication present in the harmonic undercurrents. Moreover, the quartet experiments on several songs by having Tyner withdraw from the proceedings, the first occurrence of such a strategy since Coltrane's early Prestige days.

Wrongly viewed by some as a distinct project, Plays the Blues is an indelible part of the fabric that is My Favorite Things. Together with Coltrane's Sound, this album counts itself as among what's arguably the finest trio of jazz albums to ever spring from one cohesive session.

And now, thanks to Rhino's continued efforts to present the very best jazz on high-quality vinyl, Plays the Blues can finally be experienced in extraordinary fidelity. Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on dead-quiet vinyl, this pressing stands alone as the finest-sounding version of this landmark album available. Do not pass up the chance to hear Trane play the blues as if he and his mates are performing in your room!

John Coltrane Plays The Blues Track Listing:

1. Blues to Elvin    
2. Blues to Bechet    
3. Blues to You    
4. Mr. Day    
5. Mr. Syms    
6. Mr. Knight