Miles Ahead: John Coltrane

Live CD-Rs and Tapes: John Coltrane

Many of the 87 John Coltrane sessions listed below are commercially unissued (70 hr, 17 min). Click on a venue for details. See the main tapes page for a key to abbreviations and criteria for quality.

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Ensemble	Date	Location	Src	Qual	Dur
John Coltrane with Navy Musicians	July 13, 1946	Unknown venue, Oahu	aud	B-	20
John Coltrane with Dinah Washington	September 27, 1949	Unknown studio, New York	SB	B-	10
John Coltrane with Billy Valentine	November 7, 1949	Unknown studio, Los Angeles	SB	B-	21
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	Unknown 1950	Unknown venue, Chicago	aud	B-	20
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	January 6, 1951	Birdland, New York	RB	B	14
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	January 13, 1951	Birdland, New York	RB	B	18
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	January 20, 1951	Birdland, New York	RB	B	16
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	February 3, 1951	Birdland, New York	RB	B	17
John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars	March 17, 1951	Birdland, New York	RB	B	18
John Coltrane with Gay Crosse, C Kittrell	Unknown 1952 (a)	Unknown studio, Nashville	SB	B-	4
John Coltrane with Gay Crosse	Unknown 1952 (b)	Unknown studio, Nashville	SB	B-	11
John Coltrane with Charles Ruckles Orchestra	Unknown 1952 (c)	Unknown studio, Nashville	SB	B-	4
John Coltrane with Gay Crosse	January 19, 1952	Unknown studio, Philadelphia	SB	B-	7
John Coltrane with Earl Bostic Orchestra	April 7, 1952	Unknown studio, Cincinnati	SB	B	12
John Coltrane with Earl Bostic Orchestra	August 15, 1952	Unknown studio, Los Angeles	SB	B	11
John Coltrane with James "Coatesville" Harris	Unknown 1954	Unknown studio, Unknown city	SB	B-	6
John Coltrane with Johnny Hodges Orchestra	June 1954	Unknown studio, Los Angeles	SB	B-	30
John Coltrane Sextet	September 15, 1957	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack	SB	B+	104
John Coltrane with Wilbur Harden Quintet	March 13, 1958	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Hackensack	SB	B+	35
John Coltrane interview	June 15, 1958	August Blume's Home, Baltimore	aud	B	47
John Coltrane with Thelonious Monk	September 11, 1958	Five Spot Café, New York	aud	B	56
John Coltrane, Joe Henderson Jam Session	September 25, 1958	Joe Brazil's basement, Detroit	aud	B-	54
John Coltrane with Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz	March 21, 1960	Olympia Theatre, Paris	RB	B+	14
John Coltrane interview	March 22, 1960	Konserthuset, Stockholm	aud	C	6
John Coltrane Quartet	July 1960	Jazz Gallery, New York	aud	B-	86
John Coltrane Quintet	March 1, 1961	Sutherland Hotel Lounge, Chicago	RB	B-	169
John Coltrane Quintet	July 1, 1961	Festival Field, Newport	aud	B+	29
John Coltrane interview	November 1961	Unknown location, Unknown city	aud	B	16
John Coltrane Quintet	November 18, 1961	Olympia Theatre, Paris	aud	B	108
John Coltrane interview	November 19, 1961	Unknown location, Amsterdam	aud	B	12
John Coltrane Quintet	November 20, 1961	Falconercentret, Copenhagen	aud	B	68
John Coltrane Quintet	November 22, 1961	Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki	RB	B	44
John Coltrane Quintet	November 23, 1961 (a)	Konserthuset, Stockholm	aud	A-	80
John Coltrane interview	November 23, 1961 (b)	Unknown location, Stockholm	aud	B	4
John Coltrane Quintet	November 27, 1961	Kongresshalle, Frankfurt	aud	B-	42
John Coltrane Quintet	November 29, 1961 (a)	Liederhalle, Stuttgart	aud	B-	31
John Coltrane Quintet	December 2, 1961	Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin	aud	B	14
John Coltrane Quintet	December 4, 1961	Südwestfunk Studios, Baden-Baden	TV	B	29
John Coltrane Quartet	December 21, 1961	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs	SB	B	63
John Coltrane Quartet	February 9, 1962	Birdland, New York	RB	A-	42
John Coltrane Quartet	February 16, 1962	Birdland, New York	RB	B	29
John Coltrane Quartet	June 2, 1962	Birdland, New York	aud	B	29
John Coltrane Quartet	June 20, 1962	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs	SB	B	71
John Coltrane Quartet	September 18, 1962	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs	SB	B+	7
John Coltrane Quartet	November 13, 1962	Rudy van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs	SB	B	46
John Coltrane Quartet	November 17, 1962 (a)	Olympia Theatre, Paris	RB	A-/B	183
John Coltrane interview	November 17, 1962 (b)	Unknown location, Paris	aud	B	6
John Coltrane Quartet	November 19, 1962	Konserthuset, Stockholm	RB	A-	202
John Coltrane Quartet	November 20, 1962	Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki	aud	B-	81
John Coltrane Quartet	November 22, 1962	Falconercentret, Copenhagen	aud	B	106
John Coltrane Quartet	November 28, 1962	Stefaniensaal, Graz	aud	B	128
John Coltrane interview	December 1, 1962	Unknown studio, Amsterdam	RB	B	11
John Coltrane Quartet	December 2, 1962	Teatro dell' Arte, Milan	RB	B	33
John Coltrane Quartet	Unknown 1963	Unknown venue, Unknown city	RB	A-	28
John Coltrane Quartet	January 19, 1963	Schwab Auditorium, University Park	RB	B	70
John Coltrane Quartet	February 23, 1963	Birdland, New York	RB	B	29
John Coltrane Quartet	March 2, 1963	Birdland, New York	RB	B	24
John Coltrane Quartet	June 1963	Le Tete de L'Art, Montreal	aud	B-	16
John Coltrane Quartet	July 1963 (a)	Showboat Lounge, Philadelphia	aud	B-	70
John Coltrane Quartet	July 1963 (b)	Showboat Lounge, Philadelphia	aud	B-	111
John Coltrane Quartet	October 8, 1963	Birdland, New York	aud	B	76
John Coltrane Quartet	October 22, 1963	Konserthuset, Stockholm	RB	A-	93
John Coltrane Quartet	October 25, 1963	Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen	RB	B	87
John Coltrane interview	October 26, 1963	Unknown studio, Amsterdam	RB	B	5
John Coltrane Quartet	November 1, 1963 (a)	Salle Pleyel, Paris	RB	A-	74
John Coltrane interview	November 1, 1963 (b)	Unknown location, Paris	aud	B	11
John Coltrane Quartet	November 2, 1963	Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin	RB	A-	113
John Coltrane Quartet	November 4, 1963	Liederhalle, Stuttgart	RB	B+	114
John Coltrane Quartet	December 7, 1963	WNET-TV Studio, San Francisco	TV	B	30
John Coltrane Quartet	September 18, 1964	Pep's Lounge, Philadelphia	aud	B-	33
John Coltrane Quartet	March 19, 1965	Half Note Club, New York	RB	B	56
John Coltrane Quartet	March 26, 1965	Half Note Club, New York	RB	B	41
John Coltrane Quartet	March 28, 1965	Village Gate, New York	aud	B	31
John Coltrane Quartet	April 2, 1965	Half Note Club, New York	RB	B	71
John Coltrane Quartet	May 7, 1965	Half Note Club, New York	RB	B	65
John Coltrane Quartet	July 26, 1965	La Pinède Gould, Juan-les-Pins	RB	B+	50
John Coltrane Quartet	July 27, 1965 (a)	La Pinède Gould, Juan-les-Pins	RB	B+	62
John Coltrane interview	July 27, 1965 (b)	Unknown studio, Paris	RB	B	7
John Coltrane Quartet	July 28, 1965	Salle Pleyel, Paris	RB	B+	50
John Coltrane Quartet	August 1, 1965	Unknown venue, Comblain-La-Tour	RB	B	38
John Coltrane Quartet + Archie Shepp	August 15, 1965	Soldiers Field, Chicago	aud	B-	38
John Coltrane Quartet	August 26, 1965	RCA Victor Studios, New York	SB	B	47
John Coltrane Quintet	September 30, 1965	Penthouse, Seattle	aud	B	88
John Coltrane Quintet	July 2, 1966	Festival Field, Newport	aud	B	55
John Coltrane Quintet	July 17, 1966	Kokusai Kaikan, Kobe	aud	C	82
John Coltrane Quintet	November 11, 1966	Temple University, Philadelphia	aud	B	64
John Coltrane Group	April 23, 1967	Olatunji Center, New York	aud	B	64