The Last Trane

The Last Trane is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1966 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7378.

The Last Trane
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	January 1966[1]
Recorded	August 16, 1957 (2) January 10, 1958 (1, 4) March 26, 1958 (3)
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:01
Label	Prestige PRLP 7378
Producer	Bob Weinstock

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. Coltrane was a sideman on all the original sessions, which were led by trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Red Garland or drummer Art Taylor. Last Trane was an example of Prestige capitalizing on Coltrane's fame that had grown during the 1960s, long after he had stopped recording for the label. Prestige would reissue other recordings on which Coltrane had originally been a sideman as if he had been the leader, or, in the case of Last Trane, use previously unissued recordings to create new marketable albums without Coltrane's input or approval.

Track listing

1. "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 7:58
2. "Slowtrane" (Coltrane) – 7:19
3. "By the Numbers" (Coltrane) – 12:01
4. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 8:43

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1,4)
• Red Garland – piano (tracks 1,3,4)
• Paul Chambers – bass (tracks 1,3,4)
• Earl May – bass (track 2)
• Louis Hayes – drums (tracks 1,4)
• Art Taylor – drums (tracks 2,3)

References

1. Billboard Jan 15, 1966
2. The Last Trane at AllMusic
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.