Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously.


Hi Everyone,
Listen I have a favor to ask, and those of you better educated in Jazz can help me.

I always have a tough time listening to John Coltrane. It's like he's talking a different language.
Can any of you point me to recordings I should listen to on Tidal or Quboz or whatever that set me up to better appreciate the man?


Thank you for the musical education.

Best,

E
erik_squires
Jerry Garcia loved his jazz and you can hear it in his own playing. I am paraphrasing here a bit but I once read where Garcia said something like this  ; " Listening to John Coltrane was like taking a cool cold glass of water ''.  There you have it …... 
I'm not crazy about all of Coltrane's music but Blue Train and Somethin' Else are great places to start.

HTH
Album: Coltrane Plays the Blues 
Almost falls under the category of easy listening.
Go to many live concerts and you'll hear it playing in the background while you are trying to find your seat.

The cuts:1.Blues to Elvin  
               2.Blues to Bechet 
Are familiar to many even if they don't know Coltrane

"I don't know who does that tune, but I've heard it before"  And like it!