I'm a bit surprised that I haven't featured this song before. It is one of Coltrane's most popular, or at least most recognizable songs. It was probably his signature song, being included in most concerts.
The song was originally written in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, and of course it was also in the 1965 movie.
It is longer than the songs I usually feature, at almost 14 minutes, so grab a beverage of your choice. At this hour, that would be coffee for me.
In 1960, when this was recorded, the band consisted of the following musicians, though Coltrane played different saxophones on different songs:
John Coltrane – soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Steve Davis – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums
This is "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane. This was the title song to his 1961 album, but today we have the song by way of the 1995 collection Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings. It was remastered in the early 2000s, but I don't believe that is this version.
Like so many musicians, John Coltrane died too young. He died of liver cancer at the age of 40 on July 17, 1967 on Long Island. In fact, all of the quartet is gone.
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