| Mostly Coltrane | ||||
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| Released | June 19, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | December 2008 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 77:23 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 2099 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Mostly Coltrane is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn recorded in December 2008 and released on ECM in June the following year. [1] The album is a tribute to influential sax player John Coltrane, with whom Kuhn performed for a short period in 1960.
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Mostly Coltrane easily stands out as one of the best CDs among the countless tributes to John Coltrane and is one of Steve Kuhn's essential recordings within his extensive discography." [2]
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Steve Kuhn is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator.
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