John Coltrane - Coltrane Plays The BluesJohn Coltrane returns to his roots using the Blues to explore the boundaries of Jazz! Features McCoy Tyner, Steve Davis and Elvin Jones! Recorded in 1960 during the My Favorite Things sessions, Coltrane Plays The Blues features Blues To Bechet, Blues To Elvin and Blues To You in addition to three other tracks.

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with its array of subsidiary concerns such as Bonatemp

during November and December 1961

the group released ‰Û÷Apologies To The Queen Mary‰۪ to much acclaim in September 2005 on Sub Pop

Elsewhere "New Dad Blues" and "Greeneyed Pigmen (Get The Blade)" sting with a righteous fury beyond the piercing scree of guitarist Jim McHugh's electric phin or Jeff Tobias' saxophone skronks

“‘I’m going for this and I don’t know what I’m doing

Festooned with rare cuts

love and loss are finally up front and in high fidelity

Across the album’s 13 interrogative tracks - as full of depth

here he has built more complexity into his writing

Groovin‰۪ ‰ÛÒ The Young Rasals

Re-mastered by Kevin Metcalfe