John Coltrane – Rain Or Shine (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, US 1980

Rain Or Shine is an LP by John Coltrane from 1980 released on the Prestige label.

About this album

Rain Or Shine gathers John Coltrane’s hard-bop recordings into a compact portrait of his pre-modal years. Issued in 1980, the compilation draws on sessions that show Coltrane refining the wiry tone, rapid harmonic thinking and blues-inflected phrasing that made him one of jazz’s most transformative figures. The selection highlights his command of ballads and blues alike, moving from the drive of pieces such as “Slowtrane” and “Trane’s Slo Blues” to the more reflective side of his playing. For listeners, it offers an accessible snapshot of the force and imagination that defined his ascent.

Genre: Jazz