- Artist
- John Coltrane
Standards 1CD
$13.98
Description
John Coltrane’s Standards is a posthumous compilation, released in 2001, drawing from sessions recorded between 1958 and 1965 across his Prestige and Impulse! periods. The set focuses on his interpretations of popular songbook material, tracing how familiar melodies became vehicles for increasingly exploratory playing within his evolving small-group work.
Performances like “My Favorite Things”-era staple “Greensleeves” and the reflective reading of “Lush Life” show his ability to reshape well-known compositions, while “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise” and “I Want to Talk About You” highlight the balance between structure and extended improvisation. This edition is presented on CD.