On this day in 1957, Coltrane recorded with the Thelonious Monk Septet at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City with Ray Copeland, Gigi Gryce, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware and Art Blakey. Tracks recorded at this session that Coltrane participated on include 'Off Minor,' 'Abide with Me,' 'Crepuscule with Nelli,' and 'Epistrophy.' These recordings were released on an album titled "Monk's Music" in November 1957 by Riverside. | John Coltrane

On this day in 1957, Coltrane recorded with the John Coltrane Sextet (Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, John Coltrane, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and "Philly" Joe Jones) at Van Gelder Studio. Tracks recorded during this session included 'Lazy Bird,' 'Moment's Notice,' 'Blue Train,' 'Locomotion' and 'I'm Old Fashioned.' These recordings were released on the LP "Blue Train" in January 1958 by Blue Note Records. | John Coltrane