My Favorite Things

John Coltrane · 1961

Context

Modal reworking of the Rodgers and Hammerstein song from The Sound of Music. Coltrane and Tyner improvise over vamps in E minor and E major, in three-beat meter, instead of following the original chord changes. Recorded in October 1960 and released in March 1961, the 13-minute-41-second version became a radio hit in its shortened form; the album has been in the Grammy Hall of Fame since 1998.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modal, Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Modal: Cool (Birth of the Cool), Hard bop, Bossa nova, jazz samba.

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 23, 2026: MY FAVORITE THINGS - The Sound of Coltrane (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Chasin' the Trane (1961)
• Impressions (1961)
• Giant Steps (1960)
• Naima (1960)
• Mr. P.C. (1960)
• Countdown (1960)

Sources

• EN: My Favorite Things (John Coltrane album)

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