The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 15, 1993
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000003310
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hot House (Jam Session)

2. Good Groove [Live][#]

3. We Love to Boogie

4. Bittersweet

5. Through for the Night [#]

6. Trane's Blues

7. While My Lady Sleeps

8. Trinkle, Tinkle

9. Blue Train

10. Russian Lullaby

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Central Park West

2. Body and Soul

3. Equinox

4. Cousin Mary

5. Giant Steps

6. Naima

7. My Favorite Things [Live][#]

8. Ogunde [#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get a better intro/overview, May 27, 2001

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"lilaccity" (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology (Audio CD)

First off, I believe that an uninitiated person would get a good impression of Trane's signature sound by listening to "Trane's Blues" through "Naima" in this collection. However, there are a few problems. Even the liner notes state how it is possible to see the Charlie Parker-isms in the first selections. Coupled with shaky sound quality, they do little for any but Coltrane archivists. The live "My Favorite Things" is interesting, but "Ogunde" fades out (probably due to lack of space) after about 1:55 minutes. Even a more worthwhile track like "Trinkle Tinkle" shows Coltrane within the rhythmic and melodic framework of Thelonious Monk. And where is "A Love Supreme"? And although the biographical liner notes are informative, having "60 Minutes"'s Ed Bradley talk about a club date from the 60's, or a poem by Amiri Baraka, shed little light on the artist. Although the studio selections are unshakeable monuments, a beginner would be better off with either the full albums or an overview of studio recordings. A Trane fan who has all of those would be better off with a collection of unreleased recordings.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great My Favorite Things., August 19, 1999

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T. Cotter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology (Audio CD)

I'm glad I have this set just for the live version of My Favorite Things

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A major disappointment., October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology (Audio CD)

Great packaging and some great music, but all in all a poor effort.

Most of the "previously unreleased" recordings are of very poor quality. After hearing them here, I understand why they were never released.