My Favorite Things

by John Coltrane

Overview

Although seemingly impossible to comprehend, this landmark jazz date made in 1960 was recorded in less than three days. All the more remarkable is that the same sessions which yielded My Favorite Things would also inform a majority of the albums Coltrane Plays the Blues, Coltrane's Sound, and Coltrane Legacy. It is easy to understand the appeal that these sides continue to hold. The unforced, practically casual soloing styles of the assembled quartet -- which includes Coltrane (soprano/tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) -- allow for tastefully executed passages a la the Miles Davis Quintet, a trait Coltrane no doubt honed during his tenure in that band. Each track of this album is a joy to revisit. The ultimate listenability may reside in this quartet's capacity to not be overwhelmed by the soloist. Likewise, they are able to push the grooves along surreptitiously and unfettered. For instance, the support that the trio -- most notably Tyner -- gives to Coltrane on the title track winds the melody in and around itself. However, instead of becoming entangled and directionless, these musical sidebars simultaneously define the direction the song is taking. As a soloist, the definitive soprano sax runs during the Cole Porter standard "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and tenor solos on "But Not for Me" easily establish Coltrane as a pioneer of both instruments. ~ Lindsay Planer

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2021
Label:	20Th Century Jazz Masters / 20Th Century Masterworks
UPC:	8436563183867
Rank:	178838

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Coltrane   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Elvin Jones   Guest Artist,Drums
Jimmy Garrison   Guest Artist
McCoy Tyner   Guest Artist,Piano
Billy Higgins   Drums
Reggie Workman   Bass
Art Davis   Bass
Steve Davis   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Bill Coss   Liner Notes
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Stephen Innocenzi   Mastering
Lee Friedlander   Cover Photo
Urs Tschuppert   Booklet Design
Claude Nobs   Liner Notes
Yves Bigot   Liner Notes
Loring Eutemey   Cover Design
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Jean Ristori   Mastering
Phil Iehle   Engineer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer,Supervisor
Ahmet Ertegun   Liner Notes
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer,Lyricist