Moon Hooch’s 10 essential Coltrane records released on Impulse!

John Coltrane
One Down One Up (Live at the Half Note)
(Impulse!, 2006)

This album has made me cry more than any other. The energy is so fresh and Coltrane is flowing so hard the whole time.

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John Coltrane Quartet
Transition
(Impulse!, 1970)

The first time I heard this album, I felt hypnotized and had an out of body experience.

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John Coltrane
Live at the Village Vanguard
(Impulse!, 1962)

This album is just beautiful. So much love.

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John Coltrane
Live at the Village Vanguard Again!
(Impulse!, 1966)

The band plays my favourite version of ‘Naima’ on this album, featuring Pharaoh Sanders. Just beautiful.

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John Coltrane Quartet
Newport ’63
(Impulse!, 1993)

Coltrane’s playing on ‘I Want To Talk About You’ on this album is just amazing. The phrasing is incredible. I love this album.

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John Coltrane
Interstellar Space
(ABC/Impulse, 1974)

One of Coltrane’s last studio albums. It was recorded shortly before his death in ’67 but not released until ’74.

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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme
(Impulse, 1965)

This is one of his finest works, mixing in early ‘bop with the free jazz path he took later in his career.

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John Coltrane and Archie Shepp
New Thing At Newport
(Impulse!, 1965)

This is a fantastic album, and features Coltrane jamming hard with Archie Shepp, who actually started out playing with Cecil Taylor’s band in the early 60s.

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John Coltrane
Expression
(Impulse!, 1967)

This album was recorded around the same time as Interstellar, the two come hand in hand.

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John Coltrane
Sun Ship
(Impulse, 1971)

Sun Ship really extends what you hear on Transition, totally mind blowing.

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