Oct 29 2008
Hoppin’ on the ‘Trane
It is a Wednesday and I was just in a John Coltrane mood today. Of course, that means that I had to find one of his renditions of the classic song “My Favorite Things.” If you love classic jazz, at some point you are going to run across the name of John Coltrane.
As a fan of jazz I am more of a trumpeter fan than I am the guy who plays the saxophone. This may just be that the first jazz I really fell in love with was Miles Davis. My brother, on the other hand, first fell in love with Charlie Parker and he, therefore, has always had more of a soft spot for the sax.
Still, ‘Trane was a classic. His album “Giant Steps” is one of the most key albums any true jazz fan needs to have in their collection. He played with all of the greats including Miles and Bird. He was known for taking standards like “My Favorite Things” and turning them into these long, beautiful jazz classics. “Green Sleeves” was another one he did that has become classic as well.
This comes from YouTube, of course. According to the person doing the posting, this was recorded in Baden-Baden Germany for German television. Playing on this are:
John Coltrane - soprano sax, tenor sax
Eric Dolphy - flute, alto sax
McCoy Tyner - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
