Music CD - John Coltrane: My Favorite Things

	Music CD: My Favorite Things Artist: John Coltrane List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $5.38 Your Save: $ 6.60 ( 55% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Tracks: 1. My Favorite Things 2. Everytime We Say Goodbye 3. Summertime 4. But Not For Me
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0075678134623 Format: Original recording reissued Label: Atlantic / Wea Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Atlantic / Wea Release Date: 1990-10-25 Studio: Atlantic / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: One of 'my favorite things' from Mr. Coltrane & Co. Comment: If you are new to jazz music, this is a definite must own. My third 'favorite thing' by J.C. and company right behind "A Love Supreme" & "Blue Train", this one is a no brainer. In fact, out of the 800+ jazz CD's & records I now own (and growing daily), I would put these three recordings in my top 40 favorites without thinking twice. With the one possible exception of Miles Davis, no other jazz musician is more responsible for this addiction of mine that started about six years ago. For once jazz music seeped into my veins, my life truly changed forever. This is one addiction that I don't ever wish to quit. Coltrane was blessed to have a trio of special cats playing behind him. McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums and Steve Davis on bass, the four of them play together like the L.A. Lakers did in the 80's - pure chemistry, pure magic... Tyner in particular, is something special on this one. And to think, he's still at it today! This is Coltrane & Company at their peak. This is jazz music at its finest, four solid tunes played divinely. Hell, I could listen to "My Favorite Things" (and God knows I have!) a dozen times in a row and still never tire of it. If this doesn't do it for you, then jazz music probably isn't your thing. Customer Rating: Summary: MP3 version is not the 1961 studio version Comment: Worth pointing out that (at least as of this writing) that the MP3 version pointed to from the album listing is NOT the great 1961 Atlantic recording. The MP3s are from (I think) a live television broadcast which also included Eric Dolphy on flute. The sound quality is less than stellar as a result. That said, these are great performances and well worth hearing. Just look at the track list and make sure you are getting what you expect. Customer Rating: Summary: my favorite Coltrane.. Comment: A 1961 release which featured pianist McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones as drummer working with Coltrane for the first time. Steve Davis on bass was later replaced by Reggie Workman to form the famous quartet of Coltrane's. This is one of the seminal works in Coltrane's portfolio, not as revered as A LOVE SUPREME but as a personal favorite I enjoy this one more then any Coltrane release. While his version of SUMMERTIME is not as exotic as Miles Davis version which just bleeds passion, Coltrane's version of MY FAVORITE THINGS is one of my favorite jazz recordings. It is so smooth and enjoyable, I can listen to it over and over. Customer Rating: Summary: My Favorite Things.. Comment: It's John Coltrane - what more do I have to say? Five stars! Customer Rating: Summary: This Is One Of My Favorite Things Comment: The Liner Notes written by Bill Coss indicate that John Coltrane, one of the giants in the jazz scene, draw his inspiration from other jazz icons such as Lester Young, who was his first real influence and whom he learned "simplicity," John Hodges, who filled his musical experience and became his first main influence on alto, Thelonious Monk, who answered dozens of his musical questions and the first one to show him how to make two or three notes at one time on tenor, Earl Bostic, who showed him a lot of things on his horn, Jimmy Heath, who shared his musical appetite, their friendship and practice together added a great deal to his musical development. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were also his greatest influences. John Coltrane is surrounded by a gifted crew that includes McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), Elvin Jones (drums). Together they present four notable jazz tunes starting off with my favorite song from the "Sound of Music," Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things," Cole Porter's "Everytime We Say Goodbye," George & Ira Gershwin's "Summertime" and "But Not For Me." Let your ears feast on the some of the most recognizable sounds of jazz music from one of the greatest jazz artists of all-time, John Coltrane. This is one of the best albums ever made and it's one of "My Favorite Things." A classic of an album worthy to any jazz lover's collection. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: This 1960 recording was a landmark album in John Coltrane's career, the first to introduce his quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones and the first release on which he played soprano saxophone. It also provided him with a signature hit, as his new group conception came together wonderfully on the title track. It's an extended modal reworking in 6/4 time that brought the hypnotic pulsating quality of Indian music into jazz for the first time, with Coltrane's soprano wailing over the oscillating piano chords and pulsing drums. The unusual up-tempo version of Gershwin's "Summertime" is a heated example of Coltrane's "sheets of sound" approach to conventional changes, while "But Not for Me" receives a radical harmonic makeover. This is an excellent introduction to Coltrane's work. --Stuart Broomer