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Soultrane by John Coltrane
John Coltrane

Soultrane

1958Prestige

In the Listening Room since October 13, 2026

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Background

Soultrane is a studio album by the jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in 1958 through Prestige Records, with catalogue no. 7142. It was recorded in mono at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey, three days after a Columbia Records session for Miles Davis and the Milestones album.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. 1 Good Bait 12:07
  2. 2 I Want to Talk About You 10:54

Side B

  1. 1 You Say You Care 6:17
  2. 2 Theme for Ernie 4:57
  3. 3 Russian Lullaby 5:34

Total running time39:49

Listening Notes

  1. In the Listening Room Since October 13, 2026 Vinyl

In the Listening Room

Since October 13, 2026Vinyl

  1. Just past noon, the record on the platter, and the big man is blowing. Good Bait takes its time over twelve minutes, and I'm glad it does. Coltrane's horn keeps finding new turns in the tune, pushing and circling, and the energy of it lifts the middle of my day in a way I didn't know I needed until the needle dropped.

    There's something about hearing this on vinyl in the early afternoon. The room feels awake. I Want to Talk About You slows things down, and the warmth in his tone settles over me after all that motion on the opening track. I can feel the pep of the first side carrying into whatever comes next this afternoon. Side B is waiting, and for now I'm happy to sit with Side A a little longer.