My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things is the seventh studio album by John Coltrane, released in March 1961 by Atlantic Records (1361). It marked the first time Coltrane prominently recorded on soprano saxophone, introducing a new element to his sound. An edited version of the title track was issued as a single and received significant radio airplay in 1961. The album achieved strong commercial success and became one of Coltrane’s best-known releases from his Atlantic period. Background In March 1960, during a European tour, Miles Davis bought John Coltrane a soprano saxophone. Although the instrument had been prominent in early jazz through players like Sidney Bechet, it had largely fallen out of use by the 1950s, aside from musicians such as Steve Lacy. Coltrane began experimenting with the soprano later that summer in club performances. After leaving Davis’s group, Coltrane formed the first working version of his quartet for engagements at New York’s Jazz Gallery in 1960. By the autumn, the lineup included McCoy Tyner on piano, Steve Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. Recording sessions at Atlantic Studios shortly before Halloween produced “Village Blues” for Coltrane Jazz and material later issued on several Atlantic albums. According to Lewis Porter's biography, Coltrane described 'My Favorite Things' as 'my favorite piece of all those I have recorded' Personnel: John Coltrane – soprano saxophone on side one; tenor saxophone on side twoMcCoy Tyner – pianoSteve Davis – double bassElvin Jones – drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.