Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things
John Coltrane · 1969
40 min · 3 tracks · post-bop · free jazz · hard bop
Ethereal improvisations intertwine with modal explorations, creating a transcendent soundscape that defies traditional jazz constraints.
Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things is an album by John Coltrane, released in 1969. Ethereal improvisations intertwine with modal explorations, creating a transcendent soundscape that defies traditional jazz constraints. This album is notable for its ambitious reinterpretation of the classic tune 'My Favorite Things,' which became a staple of Coltrane's repertoire and showcased his innovative modal approach. The record further solidified Coltrane's status as a leading figure in jazz, influencing countless musicians and contributing to the development of avant-garde jazz during this era. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things sound like?
Ethereal improvisations intertwine with modal explorations, creating a transcendent soundscape that defies traditional jazz constraints. Rooted in post-bop and free jazz.
What makes Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things by John Coltrane notable?
This album is notable for its ambitious reinterpretation of the classic tune 'My Favorite Things,' which became a staple of Coltrane's repertoire and showcased his innovative modal approach. The record further solidified Coltrane's status as a leading figure in jazz, influencing countless musicians and contributing to the development of avant-garde jazz during this era. Released in 1969, 'Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things' marked John Coltrane's continued evolution in free jazz after his groundbreaking works in the early '60s. This album comes at a time when Coltrane was deeply exploring spirituality through music and expanding his improvisational boundaries following the acclaimed 'A Love Supreme' from 1965.
How many songs are on Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things?
Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things has 3 tracks, running approximately 40 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 My Favorite Things Standout 17:31
- 2 I Want To Talk About You Standout 8:17
- 3 Selflessness Standout 14:47
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