About this minute

Title
My Favorite Things
Creator
Oscar Hammerstein
Performer
John Coltrane
Creator
Richard Rodgers
Year
1965 – 2017
Location
USA
Collections
Black History Month

John Coltrane: My Favourite Things

This piece of music was composed and performed by saxophonist John Coltrane, with his band. The music is based on a song called ‘My Favourite Things’ from the Broadway musical and film The Sound of Music. Coltrane starts by playing the song’s melody, but he then starts improvising around the tune, which means he is...
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