Mostly Coltrane

Mostly Coltrane is an album by jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn recorded in December 2008 and released on ECM in June the following year.^[1] The album is a tribute to influential sax player John Coltrane, with whom Kuhn performed for a short period in 1960.

Mostly Coltrane
Studio album by Steve Kuhn Trio with Joe Lovano
Released	June 19, 2009
Recorded	December 2008
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	77:23
Label	ECM ECM 2099
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Steve Kuhn chronology
Baubles, Bangles And Beads (2008) Mostly Coltrane (2009) I Will Wait for You: The Music of Michel Legrand (2010)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Mostly Coltrane easily stands out as one of the best CDs among the countless tributes to John Coltrane and is one of Steve Kuhn's essential recordings within his extensive discography."^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Coltrane except as indicated

1. "Welcome" - 5:00
2. "Song of Praise" - 7:31
3. "Crescent" - 6:23
4. "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) - 6:00
5. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 8:45
6. "Living Space" - 5:12
7. "Central Park West" - 3:50
8. "Like Sonny" - 6:04
9. "With Gratitude" (Steve Kuhn) - 3:41
10. "Configuration" - 4:19
11. "Jimmy's Mode" - 6:53
12. "Spiritual" - 8:21
13. "Trance" (Kuhn) - 5:24

Personnel

• Steve Kuhn – piano
• Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, tarogato
• David Finck – bass
• Joey Baron – drums