The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Engineered by, Mixed by
93 songs
Produced by
51 songs
Produced by
40 songs
Engineered by
38 songs
Engineered by
21 songs
Produced by
18 songs
Engineered by
6 songs
Written by
6 songs
Produced by
5 songs
Written by
5 songs
Written by
4 songs
Engineered by
4 songs
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Alfred Lion produced 5 of John Coltrane’s top 10 songs
Rudy van Gelder is John Coltrane’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 93 songs
John Coltrane recorded most at Van Gelder Studio (55 songs)
John Coltrane wrote or co-wrote 78 of 149 songs on fono (52%)
Credited songs by John Coltrane span 62 years, 1957 to 2019 (149 songs)
Top songs
- 1
- 2
Blue Train
John Coltrane, 1958
- 3
Africa
John Coltrane, 1961
From Blue Train
- 4
- 5
1958
- 6
1958
- 7
1958
From Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- 8
1963
- 9
- 10
- 8
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Where the songs were made
- Van Gelder Studio55 songs
- Atlantic Studios38 songs
- RCA Victor Studios6 songs
- A&R Recording Studio4 songs
- Coast Recorders3 songs
- Reeves Sound Studios3 songs
- The Village1 song
- United Recording Studios1 song
Releases
Single
Album
Album
Album
Album
Album
Member of
- Art Blakey Big Band
- Cecil Taylor Quintet
- Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy BandDC
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
- Elmo Hope Sextet
- Gay Crosse & The Good Humor SixGC
- George Russell Orchestra
- John Coltrane Quartet
- John Coltrane Quintet
- John Coltrane Sextet
- John Coltrane Trio
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
- Miles Davis QuintetMD
- Miles Davis SextetMD
- Thelonious Monk QuartetTM
- Thelonious Monk Septet
- The Prestige All Stars
- The Red Garland Quintet
Elsewhere
Sources (25)
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1MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Art Blakey Big Band
John Coltrane is a member of Art Blakey Big Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Cecil Taylor Quintet
John Coltrane is a member of Cecil Taylor Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band
John Coltrane is a member of Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
John Coltrane is a member of Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
John Coltrane is a member of Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Elmo Hope Sextet
John Coltrane is a member of Elmo Hope Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six
John Coltrane is a member of Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of George Russell Orchestra
John Coltrane is a member of George Russell Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Quintet
John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Sextet
John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Trio
John Coltrane is a member of John Coltrane Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
John Coltrane is a member of Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Miles Davis Quintet
John Coltrane is a member of Miles Davis Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Miles Davis Sextet
John Coltrane is a member of Miles Davis Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of The Prestige All Stars
John Coltrane is a member of The Prestige All Stars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of The Red Garland Quintet
John Coltrane is a member of The Red Garland Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane is a member of Thelonious Monk Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz John Coltrane is a member of Thelonious Monk Septet
John Coltrane is a member of Thelonious Monk Septet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz John Coltrane is from Hamlet
21Wikidata The genre of John Coltrane is free jazz
22Wikidata The genre of John Coltrane is hard bop
23Wikidata The genre of John Coltrane is jazz
24Wikidata The genre of John Coltrane is modal jazz
25Wikidata The genre of John Coltrane is post-bop