John ColtraneBest John Coltrane Albums Ranked

Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Deluxe Version)

thelineofbestfit

10

“John Coltrane's majestic 1963 session, Both Directions at Once, is discovered”

A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters

pitchfork

10

“A Love Supreme is John Coltrane's defining album. Structured as a suite and delivered in praise of God, everything about it is designed for maximum emotional impact. This exhaustive 3xCD set gathers every scrap of material recorded during the Love Supreme sessions as well as a live performance of the suite from later the same year.”

The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording

pitchfork

10

“April 23rd, 1967. John Coltrane appears for his penultimate public performance before a crowd at Babatunde Olatunji's Center for African Culture in New York City. Three months later, liver cancer would claim his life. He would play once more in front of a live crowd, but the last available live recording is documented here. On this set, he's bolstered by drummer Rashied Ali, bassist Jimmy Garrison”

A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle

pitchfork

9.4

“A previously unknown recording from a small Seattle club in 1965 documents one of the saxophonist’s signature works—spiritual, searching, unstoppable—as never heard before.”

A Love Supreme

pitchfork

9.4

“A previously unknown recording from a small Seattle club in 1965 documents one of the saxophonist’s signature works—spiritual, searching, unstoppable—as never heard before.”

Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane (with Eric Dolphy) [Live]

pitchfork

9.2

“A previously unknown recording, discovered by chance in 2017, captures the saxophonist testing the limits of his sound in the summer of 1961. It’s a snapshot of a pivotal moment in jazz’s evolution.”

A Love Supreme

TarynR

7.0

“nice jazz album to listen to whenever you’re in the mood for it, always like some john coltrane when listening to jazz”

A Love Supreme

ben

8.6

“The baritone vocals on the first track put me off of this for so long… sad. This is really good”

A Love Supreme

jake

9.2

“Obviously a jazz classic, didn’t expect anything less. That Elvin Jones drumming is ridiculous”