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John Coltrane • Trane: The Atlantic Collection

Atlantic • released 2017-05-26

About the only thing I could argue about here is the song selection, and that would be pedantic. If you can fit a flurry of impossible notes into whatever other music you are playing, go for it, you can’t lose with any track.

About the only thing I could argue about here is the song selection, and that would be pedantic. If you can fit a flurry of impossible notes into whatever other music you are playing, go for it, you can’t lose with any track.
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Mhaol &bull; <i>Something Soft</i>

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