| 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 |