John Coltrane Album Rankings
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3.8266
Although never formally signed, an oral agreement between John Coltrane and Blue Note Records founderAlfred Lionwas indeed honored onBlue Train-- Coltrane's only collection of sides as a principal art ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.78
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3.7122
History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.50
3
3.5518
Ascensionis the single recording that placed John Coltrane firmly into the avant-garde. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.07
4
3.5406
Although seemingly impossible to comprehend, this landmark jazz recording was made in less than three days. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.30
5
3.4955
Arguably John Coltrane's finest all-around album, this recording has brilliant versions of "AfroBlue" and "I Want to Talk About You"; the second half of the latter features Coltrane on unaccompanied t ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.49
6
3.3128
First things first: let’s take it as read that this is a classic of the 20th century jazz canon and an essential point of reference in Coltrane’s own tumultuous career. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 3.75
7
3.2513
John Coltrane'sA Love Supremeis one of the most compelling, spiritual testimonies in the history of jazz. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.00
8
3.2170
Coltrane's sessions for Atlantic in late October 1960 were prolific, yielding the material forMy Favorite Things,Coltrane Plays the Blues, andColtrane's Sound. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.24
9
3.2163
This CD reissues what was arguably the finest of the John Coltrane-Pharoah Sanderscollaborations. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.37
10
3.2057
Over the course of two crucial discs,The Major Works of John Coltranecompiles the saxophonist's most important extended free jazz pieces from 1965. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 16.88
11
2.9927
Just when you think you've collected everything by The John Coltrane Quartet, the Impulse tape fairy devises another way of reselling you Trane's back cat. But what the hell. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.20
12
2.8776
Not released for the first time until 1974 but now available in expanded form as a CD, this set of duets by tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and drummerRashied Aliare full of fire, emotion and constant ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 8.76
13
2.8586
Other thanFirst Meditations, which was not released at the time,Sun Ship(reissued on CD by Impulse) was the final studio album by John Coltrane's classic quartet (with pianistMcCoy Tyner, bassistJimmy ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.99
14
2.8257
The title of this album fits perfectly for John Coltrane was certainly at an important transitional point in his career at the time. ...more about John Coltrane
9.24
15
2.7021
"He not busy being born is busy dying. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.93
16
2.3941
After coming to prominence with Miles Davis' legendary mid-Fifties quintet, saxophonist John Coltrane went on to an unparalleled explosion of creativity over the next decade until his untimely death i ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 38.98
17
2.3628
Released in 2000,The Very Best of John Coltraneis hardly the first best-of collection by the seminal saxophonist, and you can bet certain that it won't be the last. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.77
18
1.8177
This album was always a bit of a disappointment. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.90
19
1.0711
Every five years since 1986, the corporate custodians of Impulse! have served up batches of Coltrane reissues and unreleased tapes to commemorate a birthday ending in 0 or 5. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 4.95
20
0.3467
This LP is a hodgepodge of memorable John Coltrane performances from the 1961-63 period. "India" and "Impressions" are taken from 'Trane's famous Nov. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.98
21
6.55
22
DVD from 7.16
23
0.3358
This was Coltrane's last popular album before he moved deeper into avant-garde realms, leaving many in his audience behind. It has the feel of a summing up and taking account. ...more about John Coltrane
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24
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25
0.3304
Superior post-bop with the then-current Miles rhythm section of Wynton Kelly , piano, Paul Chambers , bass and Jimmy Cobb, drums. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 4.28
26
DVD from 9.24
27
0.3250
Throughout John Coltrane's discography there are a handful of decisive and controversial albums that split his listening camp into factions. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.99
28
0.3223
This is a major set, "new" music from John Coltrane that was recorded February 15, 1967, (five months before his death) but not released for the first time until 1995. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 8.55
29
DVD from 9.20
30
0.2984
Three of the four lengthy performances on this CD are taken from one of the John Coltrane Quartet's greatest performances: the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.88
31
0.2919
Not released initially until 1977, the music on this 1992 CD was the last recording made by the classic John Coltrane Quartet; other slightly later records found the group augmented by additional mus ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.48
32
0.2919
The last official Coltrane studio album made before his death (and released shortly after), this finds him trying out a textural experiment with his tenor and flute (an unexplored instrument for him) ...more about John Coltrane
9.28
33
0.2864
Taken from several European concerts (producer Norman Granz is vague about the exact dates but those listed are educated guesses), this double CD finds John Coltrane and his classic Quartet playing t ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 15.72
34
0.2795
If you came across a CD titled Getz for Lovers, Prez for Lovers, or Baker for Lovers, you wouldn't be the least bit surprised. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.99
35
0.2765
John Coltrane's matchup with singer Johnny Hartman, although quite unexpected, works extremely well. ...more about John Coltrane
39.18
36
0.2751
On this two-LP set, a pair of his lesser-known Prestige sessions are combined. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.81
37
DVD from 8.68
38
DVD from 7.69
39
DVD from 0.57
40
0.2680
This is a reissue of the albums Interplay (Prestige 7112), and Mal Waldron -- Mal 2 (Prestige 1111). Three studio sessions were involved. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 8.99
41
0.0000
This two-LP set matches together the very different sounding tenors of John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette in a jam-session type setting from 1957 (although three of the five songs were actually compo ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.88
42
DVD from 11.23
43
0.0000
A straight reissue of the Pablo LP, this CD only contains 36 minutes of music but the quality is quite high. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 4.28
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45
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48
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50
8.99
51
0.0000
John Coltrane's week at the Village Vanguard in 1961 resulted in a total of 22 recorded versions of nine songs, all of which have been released in the four-CD box The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard R ...more about John Coltrane
28.93
52
0.0000
This two-fer from the excellent Prestige series of two-LP sets features Coltrane at a pair of jam-session-type settings in 1957. ...more about John Coltrane
6.99
53
0.0000
No review available
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55
DVD from 13.93
56
DVD from 4.10
57
DVD from 54.62
58
12.45
59
0.0000
The big attraction here is hearing 'Trane, in his probing late post-bop phase play with pianist Cecil Taylor , an incipient avant-gardist well into atonality, and trumpeter Kenny Dorham , a subtle bo ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.66
60
61
0.0000
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62
63.11
63
DVD from 6.99
64
0.0000
Although Coltrane only recorded one proper album for Blue Note (Blue Train), he is credited as a sideman on several dates for the venerable jazz label. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 4.98
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66
DVD from 5.39
67
0.0000
In 1958, John Coltrane had yet to take the modal post-bop plunge. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 5.41
68
0.0000
This very interesting four-CD set contains two sets of music by the 1966 John Coltrane Quintet, recorded in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the music had not been released in the United States until 1991. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 34.30
69
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70
6.67
71
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72
0.0000
Within a very narrow chronological window of opportunity, Fantasy comes up with an attractive, if by definition limited, single-CD sampler of its monster The Prestige Recordings box, with an addition ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 3.98
73
DVD from 6.50
74
13.15
75
76
0.0000
In the standard process of reissue/repackage, Impluse! put together an eight-track compilation of John Coltrane numbers together under the Spiritual title and theme. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.52
77
5.54
78
0.0000
Featuring Coltrane's classic quartet (McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones), Live In Stockholm, 1963 is a fairly typical example of the group's set list at the time. ...more about John Coltrane
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79
80
0.0000
Verve's More Coltrane for Lovers collects various tracks recorded by saxophone legend John Coltrane that are perfectly suited for a romantic evening. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 6.38
81
82
83
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DVD from 1.20
85
DVD from 1.35
86
0.0000
Legacy is the second multi-label John Coltrane compilation to appear in recent years. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 28.58
87
DVD from 6.59
88
DVD from 3.64
89
0.0000
This CD contains five excellent performances by the John Coltrane Quartet from two occasions when drummer Roy Haynes filled in for Elvin Jones. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 8.93
90
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92
DVD from 2.80
93
DVD from 11.93
94
0.0000
Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded quite a few records with the rhythm section of pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor during 1957-58. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.43
95
DVD from 3.73
96
DVD from 4.11
97
0.0000
The complicated rhythm patterns and diverse sonic textures on Olé are evidence that John Coltrane was once again charting his own course. ...more about John Coltrane
98
DVD from 1.80
99
DVD from 1.99
100
DVD from 4.24
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102
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104
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106
0.0000
This early CD sampler of John Coltrane's Impulse years gives the personnel listing but leaves off the recording dates. ...more about John Coltrane
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16.00
108
0.0000
This double CD features John Coltrane at a concert in Sept. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 16.99
109
DVD from 5.98
110
2.24
111
16.98
112
19.99
113
0.0000
This two-LP set reissues the full contents of the earlier albums Traneing In and Soultrane. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 2.64
114
DVD from 6.74
115
0.0000
Legend has it that 'Trane was tripping when he made this one, but whatever the reason it's a failed experiment. ...more about John Coltrane
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116
DVD from 23.99
117
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118
49.76
119
0.0000
The seven-CD set Live Trane expands upon Pablo's earlier CDs of John Coltrane recorded during his European tours between 1961 and 1963, including all of The Paris Concert, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Euro ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 75.93
120
DVD from 17.38
121
DVD from 5.45
122
DVD from 2.49
123
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0.0000
Norman Granz produced a couple of the John Coltrane Quartet's European tours, releasing some of their live performances years later. ...more about John Coltrane
125
0.0000
Although the music on this CD reissue is quite worthwhile, the four songs are available along with four others from the same day on The Stardust Session, making this a rather pointless set. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.59
126
0.0000
Part of a slightly frivolous sampler series that features various jazz musicians and vocalists playing or singing the blues, this CD has six selections taken from tenor saxophonist John Coltrane's Pr ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.99
127
DVD from 5.98
128
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5.98
131
2.51
132
133
DVD from 4.43
134
0.0000
Recently released anthology featuring early '60s Coltrane recordings at both Birdland and the Half Note. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 3.73
135
6.66
136
DVD from 6.88
137
0.0000
This LP, whose contents have been reissued in different sets on CD, features John Coltrane in two different settings. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 9.48
138
DVD from 8.99
139
0.0000
This CD reissue consolidates a very good session by tenor-saxophonist John Coltrane. ...more about John Coltrane
DVD from 7.32
140
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Music Band Reviews: John Coltrane
Band Rankings:
Career Span:
Decade
# Albums
Album Score
1950
22
2.31851960
30
2.42691980
1
0.03131990
38
0.83702000
50
1.3484
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
2.5873
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