He was born on Septemeber 23, 1926 and passed away in his 40th year. Over his brief, yet prolific career, he became a master of jazz, and a defining influence on generations of musicians. The recipient of numerous Down Beat Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2007 he was cited by the Pulitzer Prize Board for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship, and iconic centrality to the history of Jazz". Today we'll celebrate the 85th Anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane. We'll feature "A Love Supreme", "My Favorite Things" and tributes from Eric Alexander, Steve Kuhn, Pharoah Sanders, and Kurt Elling
| It's Easy To Remember Kurt Elling - Dedicated to You - Concord |
| Like Sonny Steve Kuhn/ Joe Lovano - Mostly Coltrane - ECM |
| Acknowledgement John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition) - Impulse |
| Resolution John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition) - Impulse |
| Pursuance John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition) - Impulse |
| Psalm John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition) - Inpulse |
| Wise One Eric Alexander - Chim Chim Cheree - A Tribute To John Coltrane - Venus |
| Naima Pharoah Sanders - Crescent with Love - Evidence |
| My Favorite Things John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions - Pablo |
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