Coltrane Plays the Blues
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Coltrane Plays the Blues is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1962 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1382. 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. Like Prestige Records before them, as Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s, Atlantic used unissued recordings and released them without either Coltrane's input or approval.
On September 19, 2000, Rhino Records reissued Coltrane Plays the Blues as part of its Atlantic 50th Anniversary Jazz Gallery series. Included were five bonus tracks, all of which had appeared in 1995 on The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings.
Track listing
Side one
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Blues to Elvin" |
Elvin Jones |
7:53 |
| 2. |
"Blues to Bechet" |
John Coltrane |
5:46 |
| 3. |
"Blues to You" |
John Coltrane |
6:29 |
Side two
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Mr. Day" |
John Coltrane |
7:56 |
| 2. |
"Mr. Syms" |
John Coltrane |
5:22 |
| 3. |
"Mr. Knight" |
John Coltrane |
7:31 |
2000 reissue bonus tracks
| Writer(s) |
| 7. |
"Untitled Original (Exotica)" |
John Coltrane |
5:22 |
| 8. |
"Blues to Elvin" (alternate take 1) |
Elvin Jones |
11:00 |
| 9. |
"Blues to Elvin" (alternate take 3) |
Elvin Jones |
5:59 |
| 10. |
"Blues to You" (alternate take 1) |
John Coltrane |
5:35 |
| 11. |
"Blues to You" (alternate take 2) |
John Coltrane |
5:36 |
Side Two track 2 recorded during the evening of October 24, 1960; the remainder during the night of the same day.[2]
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