| Coltrane's music is strong stuff. If you are unprepared, it will overwhelm you and leave you bewildered. |
| | These are my favorite Coltrane recordings, with the ones I love most on top. I like the middle and late periods of his career best so there are more albums from that part of his career towards the top. |
| Afro-Blue/Impressions |
| | A Love Supreme |
| | Transition |
| | Crescent |
| | Coltrane (Impulse AS-21) |
| | Live at Birdland |
| Expression |
| | Live at the Village Vanguard |
| | Live At the Village Vanguard Again |
| | Live In Japan |
| | Ascension |
| | Interstellar Space |
| | The John Coltrane Quartet Plays |
| | Africa/Brass |
| | My Favorite Things |
| | Living Space |
| | Blue Train |
| | Giant Steps |
| | Ballads |
| | Duke Ellington and John Coltrane |
| | Bye, Bye Blackbird |
| | Lush Life |
| | The Stardust Sessions |
| | Coltrane's Sound |
| | Soultrane |
| | Mating Call (with Tadd Dameron) |
| With Miles Davis |