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A game-changer in jazz and an RIAA-certified Gold classic, Giant Steps marks John Coltrane's legendary Atlantic Records debut, featuring some of his most iconic compositions-including the... more

A special Coltrane masterpiece, recorded in December 1961 and released in 1963. When asked why such an undertaking, Coltrane replied, "variety." The recording captures the famed John Coltrane Quartet... more

Easily one of the most important jazz records ever made, John Coltrane's 1964 album 'A Love Supreme' was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke... more

Vinyl LP pressing. 2019 archive release. In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled Le Chat Dans Le Sac (The Cat in the... more

Are these recordings—unknown until 2004 and unreleased 'til now—historically significant? Well, there's no better authority than Sonny Rollins, who said that discovering these tracks was "like... more

The artwork is new—and so slick…consider the vinyl!—but the tracks are classics: a perfectly assembled "best-of" celebrating the iconic Atlantic recordings of this jazz-sax colossus (no disrespect,... more

One of the most sublime creations in jazz…in recorded music, in fact…is an ideal candidate for Verve's vaunted Acoustic Sounds Series, wouldn't you say? For these opulent releases, Verve takes... more

Recorded on Norman Granz-produced tours in Berlin and Stockholm in the '60s, these performances weren't released on album until 1973. This is Trane's great quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison... more

Soultrane is the fourth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1958 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7142. It was recorded at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey,... more

1960 release.

1959 release.

Crescent is a 1964 studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released by Impulse! As A-66. It features his jazz quartet group of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones playing all original... more

Recorded on August 26, 1965 (and not released until after his death in heavily edited form), Sun Ship was the final recording by John Coltrane's quartet with drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner,... more

Live at the Village Vanguard Again! Is a jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane. Recorded in May 1966, the album shows Coltrane playing in the free jazz style that characterized his final... more

Trane could awe with innovation and technique, but he could also play ballads with more breathtaking beauty than anyone—especially when surrounded by his mates McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Jimmy... more