The Coltrane Legacy

The Coltrane Legacy is a compilation album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1970 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1553. Issued posthumously, it consists of outtakes from recording sessions which yielded the albums Olé Coltrane, Coltrane Plays the Blues, Coltrane's Sound, and Bags & Trane. All selections were previously unreleased.

The Coltrane Legacy
Compilation album by John Coltrane
Released	April 1970
Recorded	January 15, 1959 October 24 & 26, 1960 May 25, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun

The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
AllMusic	[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "When this LP was released in 1970, it debuted some valuable Coltrane recordings covering a two-year period... Historically significant music, it's generally quite enjoyable."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks by John Coltrane except as indicated.

Side one

1. "26-2" – 6:13
2. "Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship)" (Billy Frazier) – 8:58
3. "Untitled Original (Exotica)" – 5:22

Side two

1. "Centerpiece" (Sweets Edison, Bill Tennyson) – 7:05
2. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 3:58
3. "Blues Legacy" (Milt Jackson) – 9:00

Personnel

• John Coltrane – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet on "Original Untitled Ballad"
• Eric Dolphy – flute on "Original Untitled Ballad"
• Milt Jackson – vibraphone on side two
• McCoy Tyner – piano on side one
• Hank Jones – piano on side two
• Paul Chambers – bass on side two
• Steve Davis – bass on "26-2" and "Untitled Original"
• Art Davis – bass on "Original Untitled Ballad"
• Elvin Jones – drums on side one
• Connie Kay – drums on side two

References

1. "John Coltrane: Biography". Blue Note Records. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Yanow, Scott. "John Coltrane: The Coltrane Legacy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2021.