John Coltrane – Standard Coltrane (2002) [SACD]

This appropriately titled collection from John Coltrane was originally recorded in 1958 with Wilbur Harden (trumpet/flueglhorn), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) & Jimmy Cobb (drums) & subsequently issued on Prestige in 1962. ‘Trane & company take 4 standards of American music lore from such sources as Broadway, Hollywood & Tin Pan Alley, then transform them into unique & energetic work outs, all colored with Coltrane’s trademark tenor-sax tone & inimitable style. Standard Coltrane is also of great historical significance as it was recorded shortly before Coltrane’s groundbreaking modal work with Miles Davis on Kind of Blue, & of course, released after it changed jazz forever.