The Coltrane Legacy
Compilation album by
John Coltrane
ReleasedApril 1970
RecordedJanuary 15, 1959
October 24 & 26, 1960
May 25, 1961
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun

The Coltrane Legacy is a compilation album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1970 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1553. Issued posthumously, it consists of outtakes from recording sessions which yielded the albums Olé Coltrane, Coltrane Plays the Blues, Coltrane's Sound, and Bags & Trane. All selections were previously unreleased.

The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
AllMusic[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "When this LP was released in 1970, it debuted some valuable Coltrane recordings covering a two-year period... Historically significant music, it's generally quite enjoyable."[3]

Track listing

All tracks by John Coltrane except as indicated.

Side one

  1. "26-2" – 6:13
  2. "Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship)" (Billy Frazier) – 8:58
  3. "Untitled Original (Exotica)" – 5:22

Side two

  1. "Centerpiece" (Sweets Edison, Bill Tennyson) – 7:05
  2. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 3:58
  3. "Blues Legacy" (Milt Jackson) – 9:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "John Coltrane: Biography". Blue Note Records. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "John Coltrane: The Coltrane Legacy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2021.


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