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Title: One of the most haunting experiences in jazz
Review: This, as many have observed, was an important and richly fertile record in Coltrane's career, with impressive new personnel, and the introduction of his soprano sax, as well as offering much other great musical innovation. The "rhythm" section subsequently came to be identified with him, and was a great asset to his music. So was the use of the soprano sax, which is used to great advantage here. "My Favorite Things" is one of those interesting themes Coltrane used to employ totally to his own, and highly original, advantage: he turns it inside out, rings the changes on it, and soars exploringly and mesmerisingly all the way. "But not for me" shows a similarly original but very different handling of a well known "song". This is, quite simply, one of the best and most "classical" of Coltrane's recordings. It is not necessarily the easiest one to access, and requires intense concentration, but deserves every bit of attention one gives it. - Joost Daalder
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