- jazz, hard bop, modal jazz
- 74 min
- 11 tracks
- Atlantic
Coltrane Plays the Blues is an album of music by the jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in July 1962 by Atlantic Records. 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.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- DownBeat3.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Blues to Elvin7:53
- 2Blues to Bechet5:46
- 3Blues to You6:30
- 4Mr. Day7:57
- 5Mr. Syms5:23
- 6Mr. Knight7:34
- 7Untitled Original (alternate take) [Exotica]5:21
- 8Blues to Elvin (take 1)10:57
- 9Blues to Elvin (take 3)5:52
- 10Blues to You (take 1)5:34
- 11Blues to You (take 2)5:30
11 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Coltrane
- Label
- Atlantic
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- GB
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