Ravi Coltrane Teaches Us How to Listen to his Father’s Catalog

This week on the Track Star* Jack is joined by Ravi Coltrane, Grammy nominated saxophonist, bandleader and composer, as well as the son of the legendary John Coltrane and co-owner of the RKM Music record label. Together Ravi and Jack reminisce about the golden age of jazz and one of jazz’s most influential figures through his most iconic tracks.
The soundtrack of this episode takes us through John Coltrane’s transformative career, as Ravi helps describe exactly what made his sound so beautiful. Ravi also shares personal anecdotes about John Coltrane’s recording history and process, while reflecting on the revolutionary legacy that made jazz what it is today.
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Miles Davis (ft. John Coltrane) - Round Midnight
02:50 - Thelonious Monk (ft. John Coltrane) - Trinkle Tinkle
07:54 - John Coltrane - Blue Train
11:25 - John Coltrane - Russian Lullaby
14:32 - Miles Davis (ft. John Coltrane) - So What
16:09 - Miles Davis (ft. John Coltrane) - So What
17:10 - John Coltrane - Giant Steps
19:58 - John Coltrane - Chasin’ The Trane
24:34 - John Coltrane - Alabama
27:05 - John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part I - Acknowledgement
33:34 - John Coltrane - Ascension - Edition I / Pt. 1