John Coltrane – Plays the Blues – Vinyl LP

Bonus Track(S)

Plays The Blues is an album by John Coltrane, released in 2023.

Limited edition high-definition premium vinyl for super fidelity, 180g audiophile pressing – the complete LP + 2 bonus tracks. Coltrane’s sessions for Atlantic in late October 1960 were prolific, yielding the material for ‘My Favorite Things’, ‘Coltrane Plays the Blues’, and ‘Coltrane’s Sound’. ‘My Favorite Things’ was destined to be the most remembered and influential of these, and while Coltrane Plays the Blues is not as renowned or daring in material, it is still a powerful session.

As for the phrase “plays the blues” in the title, it’s not so much an indicator that the tunes are conventional blues, but more indicative of a bluesy sensibility.

Side A
1 Blues To Elvin
2 Blues To Bechet
3 Blues To You
4 Blues To Elvin [Alternative Take]

Side B
1 Mr. Day
2 Mr. Syms
3 Mr. Knight
4 Blues To You [Alternative Take]