Coltrane Live At Birdland
by John Coltrane

Album
Coltrane Live At Birdland by John Coltrane
(Live album)
Year: 1964
Release date: 1964-01-09
Overall rank: 9,139th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 48 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (48th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (654th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,139th)

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John Coltrane bestography

Coltrane Live At Birdland is ranked 20th best out of 90 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 76 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,631.

John Coltrane album bestography « Higher ranked (8,303rd)
A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle This album (9,139th)
Coltrane Live At Birdland Lower ranked (9,620th) »
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Coltrane Live At Birdland track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Afro Blue
Average Rating: 79 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
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I Want To Talk About You
Average Rating: 77 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Promise
Average Rating: 76 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
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Alabama
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Your Lady
Average Rating: 75 (10 votes)Comments: View 0

Coltrane Live At Birdland rankings

Coltrane Live At Birdland rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,139th | 1960s rank: 654th | 1964 rank: 48th  Overall chart history
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From kokkinos 02/01/2022 20:44 in I'm going back to the start
“Even though Wayne Shorter is mostly well-known for being part of The Jazz Messengers, some of his work as a bandleader is equally commendable. His playing here isn’t as tight, one might argue It’s not as exciting, but he has more room to express his ideas and his emotions, it’s all fluid and…”
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From EyeKanFly 06/26/2021 13:23 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“1) Can't believe I haven't listened to this yet. Coltrane live is such a treat, and his live performances are all over the place depending on the year recorded. This one was during his post-bop phase but before spiritual or free jazz. That said, there's certainly hints of what's to come in these…”
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From Graeme2 05/08/2020 21:13 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Worth it for Alabama alone.
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From 05/19/2012 13:45 | #42684 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Solid live album from Trane, which is not very challenging. Surprised it's not in any charts, but on the other hand, the quality of Trane's records generally very high. So there's many albums in his discography that are better. Still worth a listen for fans.
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2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
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5. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
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