Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennials

[Late]

Any rumblings about Century Celebrations for Davis or Coltrane? Reissues, newly discovered recordings?

[medjuck]

Ravi Coltrane and Terence Blanchard are touring with a tribute concert.  I was scheduled to see it last night in Santa Barbara but they were snowed in somewhere in the east.  (In the '70s here.) 

[jlhoots]

4 hours ago, medjuck said:

Ravi Coltrane and Terence Blanchard are touring with a tribute concert.  I was scheduled to see it last night in Santa Barbara but they were snowed in somewhere in the east.  (In the '70s here.) 

I believe Emmet Cohen with a group is as well.

[kh1958]

At the Big Ears Festival this year, Isaiah Collier is doing a Coltrane tribute (Collier Plays Coltrane).

At the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this year:

Terrence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane are doing a Coltrane and Miles Davis Centennial tribute.

The New Orleans based big band Trumpet Mafia is doing a Miles Davis tribute with guest Keyon Harold. Maurice Brown is also usually the co-leader, along with Ashlin Parker.

New Orleans based saxophonists Ricardo Pascal (Jason Marsalis trio/Mahmoud Chouki New World Ensemble), Trevarri Huffboone (Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and Derek Douget (Ellis Marsalis Quintet/ Herlin Riley Quartet/ Jason Marsalis Quintet) present Love is Supreme, A tribute to John Coltrane.

[Late]

I'm guessing the Japanese market will eventually reissue a bunch of titles. I'm hoping for an album called Kind of Blue. And another rare-ish one—Blue Train. 

[JSngry]

The market must be served!!!

[OliverM]

They started by reissuing the Complete Plugged Nickel set, both in CD and vinyl, with "new liner notes and track-by-track commentary by Syd Schwartz alongside Bob Blumenthal’s original essay."

[paulfromcamden]

Slightly underwhelming 100th anniversary "Best Of John Coltrane" compilation from Craft featuring tracks from his Prestige LPs.

https://craftrecordings.com/blogs/news/best-of-john-coltrane

[mikeweil]

What shall they do? Everything has been out multiple times. The best they can do is keeping the fine box sets and most  important reissues available.

[Pim]

Here's me hoping Ravi has a suprise for us....

[paulfromcamden]

4 hours ago, mikeweil said:

What shall they do? Everything has been out multiple times. The best they can do is keeping the fine box sets and most  important reissues available.

As a record fan it would be nice to have affordable vinyl reissues of some of the posthumous Impulse albums - Stellar Regions, Living Space, Olatunji, Offering etc.

Though I appreciate these may not be strong commercial propositions and not a good starting point if labels are hoping to attract new listeners.

[JSngry]

I'd still like a Bootleg Series release from the so_called Electric Jungle period.

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, Pim said:

Here's me hoping Ravi has a suprise for us....

Me too.

1 minute ago, JSngry said:

I'd still like a Bootleg Series release from the so_called Electric Jungle period.

I'd like a handful of more volumes from throughout the Columbia period.

[B. Clugston]

l would love to see a 1975 Miles Davis Japan tour box and the rest of the Coltrane Half Note stuff ("Creation"!). Would be nice to get the Olatunji concert on vinyl, too. We're more likely to get Miles 1987 live and The Gentle Side of John Coltrane remastered by an audiophile dudebro.

[felser]

10 hours ago, paulfromcamden said:

Slightly underwhelming 100th anniversary "Best Of John Coltrane" compilation from Craft featuring tracks from his Prestige LPs.

https://craftrecordings.com/blogs/news/best-of-john-coltrane

Slightly 😝?   Typical Concord fail.

[clifford_thornton]

4 hours ago, Pim said:

Here's me hoping Ravi has a suprise for us....

quintet with Marion Brown?

the concert with the Ayler Brothers would be interesting to hear as well, if it were taped.

[Gheorghe]

34 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

quintet with Marion Brown?

the concert with the Ayler Brothers would be interesting to hear as well, if it were taped.

oh that would be great ! 

[Late]

52 minutes ago, B. Clugston said:

l would love to see a 1975 Miles Davis Japan tour box and the rest of the Coltrane Half Note stuff ("Creation"!).

Yes yes yes to a "complete" Half Note set. I believe it would be:

John Coltrane • At The Half Note, Complete

March 19, 1965
"Chim Chim Cheree" (20:16)
"Impressions" (21:58)

March 26, 1965
"One Down, One Up" (27:40)
"Afro Blue" (12:44)

April 2, 1965
"Creation" (23:11)
"I Want To Talk About You" (15:26)
"Afro Blue" (5:40)

May 5, 1965
"Song of Praise" (19:39)
"My Favorite Things" (22:47)

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It seems like a complete-ish Miles Davis box set when Keith Jarrett was in the band is overdue.

[JSngry]

The drawback to a Miles/Keith live set might be the things with Leon Chancler. By his own later admission, he was not yet up to the task at hand.

[clifford_thornton]

3CD/4LP Half Note set would be the cat's meow. I have the Audio Fidelity and Creation/Brazilia vinyl, but a remastered and complete concert is deserved.

[mikeweil]

I still hope for a completed issue of the 2/2/1966 Coltrane session.

[John L]

30 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

I still hope for a completed issue of the 2/2/1966 Coltrane session.

It's about time, isn't it?  

[Late]

I'd love to hear anything from:

• Coltrane 1966-1967
• Davis (roughly) 1971-1975

that hasn't been widely circulated. 

[Milestones]

I suppose they can still unearth good things by these great artists.  The Miles Davis bootlegs offered some good stuff, and I was quite pleased with Coltrane's Both Directions at Once and Blue World.  One can't expect anything mind-blowing (at least I don't), but perhaps some more satisfying recordings (probably concerts).

 

[Pim]

20 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

quintet with Marion Brown?

the concert with the Ayler Brothers would be interesting to hear as well, if it were taped.

Yeah I’m really curious how they sounded together. Thats Ayler with Tranes rhythm section right? With Ali on drums? That could definitely work.

On 1/30/2026 at 11:54 AM, paulfromcamden said:

Slightly underwhelming 100th anniversary "Best Of John Coltrane" compilation from Craft featuring tracks from his Prestige LPs.

https://craftrecordings.com/blogs/news/best-of-john-coltrane

Who buys that stuff? Trane newcomers that are misleaded they actuallly get the best of?

Edited 1 hour ago by Pim