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…
