John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Trane's Blues

About

John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the second of four solos on this recording, following Miles Davis on trumpet. Spanning seven choruses of the 12-bar Blues form in B♭ at a brisk 164 BPM with a swing feel, Coltrane follows with seven choruses of tenor saxophone, the John Coltrane composition providing him with a natural vehicle for the blues-drenched playing that formed the foundation of his art. Coltrane's tenor saxophone work reflects a balance of technical fluency and melodic storytelling, building intensity through the course of the improvisation.

John Coltrane was 29 to 30 years old at the time.