John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" (1961)

Another great jazz record for Full Album Friday.  This is John Coltrane's 1961 "My Favorite Things" record, centering around the title track, Coltrane's masterful interpretation of Rogers & Hammerstein's composition from "The Sound of Music".  Track three, which is track one on side B also showcases, another great piece from a musical.  "Summertime" from Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess". 

The album credits:

Steve Davis: bass
Elvin Jones: drums
McCoy Tyner: piano
John Coltrane: soprano & tenor saxophones (soprano: tracks A1, A2 & tenor: tracks B1, B2)

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, NY Track A1 on October 21, 1960 Track B1 on October 24, 1960 Tracks A2 & B2 on October 26, 1960.

Engineer – Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun

The track listing.

Side A:

1. My Favorite Things
2. Everytime We Say Goodbye

Side B:

1. Summertime
2. But Not For Me