My Favorite Things de 1961 é uma gravação histórica e a primeira que introduziu o lendário quarteto de John Coltrane com o pianista McCoy Tyner, o baixo de Steve Davis e Elvin Jones na bateria. É também o primeiro onde Coltrane toca saxofone soprano. Neste disco Coltrane mostra como se pode transformar uma canção popular numa peça de arte completamente nova e intensa.

• Vinil 180 Gramas Audiófilo
• Prensagem na Optimal Media, Alemanha
• Corte a partir das Master Tapes Analógicas Originais
• Masterizado por Bernie Grundman

Initially, the idea behind My Favorite Things was to have Coltrane record a set of standards that would be welcomed by the populace and marketplace. The genesis was Coltrane's preceding The Avant-Garde album, which, true to its title, found the leader exploring angular works. However, Coltrane didn't settle for a typical approach here, as his radical redoing of the title track features a scalar technique, a hybrid of Western and Eastern themes, advanced chord structures and yet, recognizable shapes and controlled melodies throughout. It remains a marvel of modern music, its freshness immune to age.

The remainder of the album is equally splendid, with Coltrane riffing on two George Gershwin tunes and displaying a trademark coolness that defined his work for Atlantic. His mates are sympathetic to the cause, the band's chemistry simply superb. This is truly a record that no music lover should be without.

Mastered from the original analog tapes by Bernie Grundman, this LP shines new light onto this seminal music marvel. Hear Coltrane as he's meant to be experienced. This edition of My Favorite Things is indeed bound to become one of your very favorite things!

"...my favorite piece of all those I've recorded. I don't think I'd like to do it over in any way." - John Coltrane, 1962

"This set is a valuable part of the extraordinary musical and spiritual history of a creator who accomplished a stunning amount in so short a life." - Nat Hentoff

Músicos:

John Coltrane, saxofone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Steve Davis, contrabaixo
Elvin Jones, bateria

Lista de Faixas:

1. My Favorite Things 
2. Everytime We Say Goodbye 
3. Summertime 
4. But Not For Me

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