John Coltrane

Pharoah Sanders obituary
US saxophonist who started his career with Sun Ra and John Coltrane and went on to find a more spiritual voice
Richard Williams
27, Sep, 2022 @4:35 PM

Creed Taylor obituary
Grammy-winning record producer who took jazz in adventurous new directions
Richard Williams
02, Sep, 2022 @4:45 PM

Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’
Armed with just a passion for jazz, Taylor became a producer and the owner of the world’s most successful jazz label, working with everyone from John Coltrane to Nina Simone
Garth Cartwright
29, Aug, 2022 @12:36 PM

John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Live in Seattle review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
This amateur 1965 recording from a Seattle club shows Coltrane and his ensemble, expanded to include saxist Pharoah Sanders, at a pivotal moment
John Fordham
08, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM

The 10 best jazz albums of 2020
Alongside archive recordings from Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, and inventive new releases by Maria Schneider and Carla Bley, 2020 had plenty of spectacular fusions
John Fordham
21, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM

John Coltrane: Giant Steps: 60th Anniversary Edition review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
This celebratory reissue includes outtakes that confirm the original’s brilliance and a sense of a jazz genius in transition
John Fordham
18, Sep, 2020 @8:00 AM

Jimmy Cobb obituary
Jazz drummer who continued to perform for half a century after recording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis
John Fordham
28, May, 2020 @4:16 PM

Alice Coltrane: where to start in her back catalogue
In Listener’s Digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. In this instalment, how to navigate the wildly esoteric recordings of influential jazz pioneer Alice Coltrane
Jennifer Lucy Allan
26, Mar, 2020 @1:40 PM

John Coltrane Quartet: Blue World review – fascinating lost sessions
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Dave Gelly
06, Oct, 2019 @4:30 AM

John Coltrane: Blue World review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
Commissioned for a film soundtrack, these tracks and takes were not intended for release, but they show a group at the height of its powers
John Fordham
27, Sep, 2019 @7:30 AM

Miles Davis's 20 greatest albums – ranked!
With his lost 1985 album Rubberband out in September, and the 50th anniversary of In a Silent Way – released this week – we count down the jazz icon’s finest moments
John Fordham
01, Aug, 2019 @12:30 PM

Full scream ahead: John Coltrane’s Both Directions at Once
This newly unearthed session from 1963 captures the intensity of Coltrane’s great quartet and hints at the boundary-stretching brilliance to come
Geoff Dyer
07, Jul, 2018 @2:00 PM
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