| Disc: 1 |
| 1. Hot House [Jam Session] |
| 2. Good Groove [Live][#] - John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie |
| 3. We Love to Boogie - John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie |
| 4. Bittersweet - John Coltrane, |
| 5. Through for the Night [#] - John Coltrane, Johnny Hodges |
| 6. Trane's Blues - John Coltrane, Miles Davis Quintet |
| 7. While My Lady Sleeps |
| 8. Trinkle, Tinkle - John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk |
| 9. Blue Train |
| 10. Russian Lullaby - John Coltrane, Red Garland Trio |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Central Park West |
| 2. Body and Soul |
| 3. Equinox |
| 4. Cousin Mary |
| 5. Giant Steps |
| 6. Naima |
| 7. My Favorite Things [Live][#] |
| 8. Ogunde [#] |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
John Coltrane recorded far too much landmark jazz for it ever to fit on just two CDs, but this set is a good introduction to the arc of his career. The set begins with an unreleased '46 jam session from Coltrane's days in the navy; it continues with examples of his sideman work for Dizzy Gillespie, Gay Crosse, Johnny Hodges, Red Garland, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. Coltrane finally steps forward as a major composer and bandleader with 1957's Blue Train for Blue Note Records. The box set then presents seven of his classic 1959-'60 recordings for Atlantic, including "Giant Steps," "Naima," and "Central Park West," before concluding with two unreleased live performances, including a 25-minute version of "My Favorite Things." The Last Giant doesn't include any tracks from the Columbia or Impulse labels, but it's still the best introduction to 'Trane available. --Geoffrey Himes
John Coltrane recorded far too much landmark jazz for it ever to fit on just two CDs, but this set is a good introduction to the arc of his career. The set begins with an unreleased '46 jam session from Coltrane's days in the navy; it continues with examples of his sideman work for Dizzy Gillespie, Gay Crosse, Johnny Hodges, Red Garland, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. Coltrane finally steps forward as a major composer and bandleader with 1957's Blue Train for Blue Note Records. The box set then presents seven of his classic 1959-'60 recordings for Atlantic, including "Giant Steps," "Naima," and "Central Park West," before concluding with two unreleased live performances, including a 25-minute version of "My Favorite Things." The Last Giant doesn't include any tracks from the Columbia or Impulse labels, but it's still the best introduction to 'Trane available. --Geoffrey Himes
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