List of John Coltrane recording sessions

American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane recorded many sessions in his lifetime as both a sideman and a bandleader.

Track Length Artist Composer Date Studio Location Engineer Notes Personnel "Cherryco" 6:45 John Coltrane and Don Cherry D. Cherry 1960-06-28 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane; ss, ts; Cherry, tp; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, dr. "The Blessing" 7:50 John Coltrane and Don Cherry O. Coleman 1960-06-28 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane; ss, ts; Cherry, tp; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, dr. "The Invisible" John Coltrane and Don Cherry O. Coleman 1960-06-28 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane; ss, ts; Cherry, tp; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, dr. "Focus on Sanity" 12:07 John Coltrane and Don Cherry O. Coleman 1960-07-08 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; Don Cherry, tp; Percy Heath, b; Ed Blackwell, dr "The Blessing" John Coltrane and Don Cherry O. Coleman 1960-07-08 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; Don Cherry, tp; Percy Heath, b; Ed Blackwell, dr "The Invisible" 4:08 John Coltrane and Don Cherry O. Coleman 1960-07-08 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; Don Cherry, tp; Percy Heath, b; Ed Blackwell, dr "Bemsha Swing" 5:02 John Coltrane and Don Cherry T. Monk 1960-07-08 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; Don Cherry, tp; Percy Heath, b; Ed Blackwell, dr "Mr. Day" 7:27 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-09-08 United Recorders Los Angeles, CA Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Billy Higgins, dr. "Exotica" (alternate take) 4:36 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-09-08 United Recorders Los Angeles, CA Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Billy Higgins, dr. "Exotica" 4:28 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-09-08 United Recorders Los Angeles, CA Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Billy Higgins, dr. "Like Sonny" 3:49 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-09-08 United Recorders Los Angeles, CA Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Billy Higgins, dr. "Village Blues" 5:21 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-21 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Equinox" John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-21 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "My Favorite Things" 13:41 John Coltrane Quartet R. Rodgers - O. Hammerstein 1960-10-21 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" John Coltrane Quartet Weisman - Garrett 1960-10-21 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Central Park West" 4:12 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Mr. Syms" 5:19 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Exotica" 5:20 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Summertime" 11:31 John Coltrane Quartet D. Heywood - G. Gershwin 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Body and Soul" (alternate take) 5:57 John Coltrane Quartet J. Green - R. Sour - E. Heywood - F. Eyton 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Body and Soul" 5:48 John Coltrane Quartet J. Green - R. Sour - E. Heywood - F. Eyton 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Lazy Bird" John Coltrane Quartet 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "In Your Own Sweet Way" John Coltrane Quartet 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Mr. Knight" 7:30 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to Elvin" (alternate take) 10:57 John Coltrane Quartet E. Jones 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to Elvin" (incomplete false start) John Coltrane Quartet E. Jones 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to Elvin" (alternate take) John Coltrane Quartet E. Jones 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to Elvin" 7:51 John Coltrane Quartet E. Jones 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Mr. Day" 7:56 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to You" (alternate take) 5:32 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to You (alternate take)" John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to You" 6:25 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Blues to Bechet" 5:44 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Satellite" 5:48 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-24 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Everytime We Say Goodbye" 5:39 John Coltrane Quartet C. Porter 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "26-2" 6:09 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "But Not for Me" 9:35 John Coltrane Quartet G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Liberia" 6:45 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" 6:42 John Coltrane Quartet B. Weisman - M. Garrett 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Equinox" 8:33 John Coltrane Quartet J. Coltrane 1960-10-26 Atlantic Recording Studios New York, NY Tom Dowd Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Greensleeves" 9:55 John Coltrane Orchestra traditional 1961-05-23 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, tp; Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Jimmy Buffington, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl; Garvin Bushell, reeds, woodwinds; Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Song of the Underground Railroad" 6:37 John Coltrane Orchestra traditional, arr. Coltrane 1961-05-23 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, tp; Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Jimmy buffington, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl; Garvin Bushell, reeds, woodwinds; Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Greensleeves" (alternate take) 10:49 John Coltrane Orchestra traditional, arr. M. Tyner 1961-05-23 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, tp; Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Jimmy Buffington, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl; Garvin Bushell, reeds, woodwinds; Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "The Damned Don’t Cry" 7:38 John Coltrane Orchestra C. Massey 1961-05-23 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, tp; Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Jimmy Buffington, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl; Garvin Bushell, reeds, woodwinds; Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Africa" 14:06 John Coltrane Orchestra J. Coltrane 1961-05-23 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, tp; Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Jimmy Buffington, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl; Garvin Bushell, reeds, woodwinds; Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Olé" 18:05 John Coltrane Group J. Coltrane 1961-05-25 A&R Studios New York, NY Phil Ramone Freddie Hubbard, tp; Coltrane, ss, ts; Eric Dolphy, as fl; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Reggie Workman, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Dahomey Dance" 10:50 John Coltrane Group J. Coltrane 1961-05-25 A&R Studios New York, NY Phil Ramone Freddie Hubbard, tp; Coltrane, ss, ts; Eric Dolphy, as fl; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Reggie Workman, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Aisha" 7:32 John Coltrane Group M. Tyner 1961-05-25 A&R Studios New York, NY Phil Ramone Freddie Hubbard, tp; Coltrane, ss, ts; Eric Dolphy, as fl; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Reggie Workman, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "To Her Ladyship" 8:54 John Coltrane Group B. Frazier 1961-05-25 A&R Studios New York, NY Phil Ramone Freddie Hubbard, tp; Coltrane, ss, ts; Eric Dolphy, as fl; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Reggie Workman, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Africa" (alternate take) 16:06 John Coltrane Orchestra J. Coltrane 1961-06-07 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, tp; Britt Woodman, tb; Carl Bowman euphonium; Julius Watkins, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl, bcl; Laurdine 'Pat' Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Art Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Africa" 16:29 John Coltrane Orchestra J. Coltrane 1961-06-07 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, tp; Britt Woodman, tb; Carl Bowman euphonium; Julius Watkins, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Robert Swisshelm, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Eric Dolphy, as, fl, bcl; Laurdine 'Pat' Patrick, bars; Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Reggie Workman, Art Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr; . "Blues Minor" 7:22 John Coltrane Orchestra J. Coltrane 1961-06-07 Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ Rudy Van Gelder Booker Little, tp; Britt Woodman, tb; Carl Bowman euphonium; Julius