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The John Coltrane Centennial, Part 3: Coltrane emerges as a leader
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Though he recorded several dates as a leader in the '50s, it wasn't until he left Miles Davis that he began recording with his own groups. His first recording for Atlantic Records, released in 1960, was Giant Steps, featuring several compositions that were soon to become jazz standards. Sublime recordings with the vocalist Johnny Hartman and maestro Duke Ellington followed. Coltrane embraced the rarely heard soprano saxophone on My Favorite Things, bringing the small saxophone into the jazz mainstream.
By 1963 he had formed his classic quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. Impressions and Crescent became instant classics.
The hour includes commentary from Joe Lovano, Charles Tolliver, Dave Liebman and Coltrane scholar Lewis Porter.
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