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Pt. 2. Chasing The Sheets of Sounds & Legacy of a Sax God: John Coltrane


List of previously unreleased songs released on compilations during Coltrane's lifetime

Release Year

Song

Album

Label

Recording date

Streaming

1961

"Exotica"

The Birdland Story

1960-09-08

Yes

1964

"Big Nick"

The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1

1962-04-1

Yes

1964

"Dear Old Stockholm"

The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2

1963-04-29

Yes

1965

"Vilia"

The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3

1963-03-06

Yes

1965

"Nature Boy" (Live)

The New Wave In Jazz

1965-03-28

Yes

Singles and EPs

Singles appear on several Studio/Live/Compilations

Release date

Single

Label

Streaming

Unknown

"Time Was (Part 1) / Time Was (Part 2)"

Prestige

Yes

1957

"Blue Train, Part 1 / Blue Train, Part 2"

Blue Note

Yes

1958 

"Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Part 1) / Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Part 2)"

Prestige

Yes

1958

"Traneing In, Part One / Traneing In, Part Two"

Prestige

Yes

1958

"Moment's Notice, Part 1 / Moment's Notice, Part 2"

Blue Note

Yes

1959

"Good Bait (Part 1) / Good Bait (Part 2)"

Prestige

Yes

1959

"Naima / Cousin Mary"

Atlantic

Yes

1960

"I Want to Talk About You (Part 1) / I Want to Talk About You (Part 2)"

Prestige

Yes

1960

"Lush Life / I Love You"

Prestige

Yes

1961

"My Favorite Things (Part 1) / My Favorite Things (Part 2)"

Atlantic

Yes

1961

"Greensleeves / Easy to Remember"

Impulse!

Yes

1962

Impulse!

Yes

1963

Impulse!

Yes

1963

"Nancy (with the Laughing Face) / Up 'Gainst the Wall"

Impulse!

Yes

1963

"Stardust / Love Thy Neighbor"

Prestige

Yes

1963

"The Believer / Dakar"

Prestige

Yes

1964

"Limehouse Blues / Stars Fell on Alabama" (with Cannonball Adderley)

Yes

1965

"By the Numbers (Pt. 1) / By the Numbers (Pt. 2)" (with Red Garland)

Prestige

Yes

1966

"I Love You / You Leave Me Breathless"

Prestige

Yes


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