Special Edition on 180-Gram Red Vinyl

Essential Coltrane is a compilation of some of the sax musician’s best recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s. The tracks feature Coltrane with musicians such as McCoy Tyner, Tommy Flanagan,and Paul Chambers. Coltrane was the most revolutionary and influential tenor saxophonists in modern jazz. This selection presents the greatest hits of Coltrane’s career, including five of his best-known compositions, all of which became jazz standards, including the splendid “Blue Train,” “Giant Steps” and “Naima,” plus his breathtaking reading of the “My Favorite Things,” and his poignant versions of the ballads “It’s Easy To Remember” and “In A Sentimental Mood” (backed by Duke Ellington on piano).

Released: 11/21/25