Released: 1961
Tracks: My Favorite Things; Everytime We Say Goodbye; Summertime; But Not For Me
Best track: My Favorite Things
Track to skip: none
Wow, a soprano sax that doesn’t sound horribly cheesy! Thankfully, this sounds nothing like Kenny G (puke); this is incredible. This album was the first Coltrane I ever bought and I was immediately impressed with it. Esp. the title track. Everyone plays so perfectly on it. I love how Coltrane starts his playing off very tame, and increases the intensity throughout the song.
Everytime We Say Goodbye is really beautiful, but the album starts to drag after this one. For some reason the second half isn’t as good as the first. It’s almost like they ran out of spunk or something. Regardless, this is still a great album and one I’d recommend if you’re just starting with Coltrane or jazz in general.
Rating: 90
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