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Gideon Coe chats to Nat Birchall about John Coltrane

Gideon Coe chats to musician Nat Birchall about the impact of John Coltrane around what would have been his 100th birthday.

Gideon Coe chats to musician Nat Birchall about the impact of John Coltrane around what would have been his 100th birthday.

Nat Birchall is a British saxophonist, composer and bandleader of the Nat Birchall Quartet and Nat Birchall Sextet.

John Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He was born John William Coltrane on 23 September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, and died on 17 July 1967 in Huntington, New York. He is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz.

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  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Lady Day And John Coltrane

    • Pieces of a Man.
    • Ace Records.
    • 3.

  • Half Man Half Biscuit

    Irk the Purists

    • Trouble Over Bridgwater.
    • probe plus.

  • Anna Erhard

    1000 Sheep

    • self release.

  • Taraf de Haïdouks

    Moldavian Shepherds' Dance

    • Of Lovers, Gamblers & Parachute Skirts.
    • Crammed Discs.
    • 2.

  • Charlie Wheatley

    Roman Wall

    • Live at the Chapel.
    • Self-released.

  • Alton Ellis, The Flames, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

    Girl I've Got A Date

    • The Treasure Isle Story.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 29.

  • David Crosby

    Song With No Words (Trees With No Leaves)

    • If I Could Only Remember My Name.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Earl Scruggs

    Randy Lynn Rag

    • The Stars of Country Music, Vol. 10.
    • Documents 2.
    • 21.

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    Following the North Star

    • Freedom Highway.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 11.

  • Lande Hekt

    Threadbare

    • tapete records.

  • Orchestra Baobab

    Ndiaga Niaw

    • Strut / Madoky Music.

  • Television

    Venus

    • Marquee Moon.
    • Elektra Records.
    • 2.

  • Ray Cathode

    Waltz in Orbit

    • Electronic Music... It Started Here.
    • Not Now Music.
    • 1.

  • Julie London

    Cloudy Morning

    • The Best of Julie London.
    • Violet Hill Records.
    • 52.

  • Mandrake Handshake

    The Tether / Modula 5

    • Tip Top Recordings.

  • John Coltrane Quartet

    Out Of This World

    • Coltrane.
    • Impulse!.
    • 1.

  • John Coltrane

    Dear Lord

    • Transition.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 2.

  • John Coltrane

    Welcome

    • Kulu Sé Mama.
    • Impulse!.
    • 3.

  • John Coltrane

    Joy (Alternate Version)

    • First Meditations (Expanded Edition).
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 6.

  • Julia Jacklin

    If I Had The Hand Of God

    • The Gem.
    • 4AD.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Trouble Child

    • The Asylum Albums (1972-1975).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 10.

  • Malambaya Boys

    Mwene Musye

    • unknown.

  • Blue Redwoods

    Snow Leopard

    • self release.

  • Trashcan Sinatras

    Twig

    • Ever The Optimist.
    • Victor.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Michael & Peter

    • Watertown.
    • FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE.
    • 4.

  • Arthur Verocai & Azymuth

    Bis

    • Encore.
    • Far Out Recordings.

  • Menahan Street Band

    Palace of Illusions

    • Palace of Illusions.
    • Diamond West Records.
    • 1.

  • Alison Cotton

    The Night It Darkens All Around Me (6 Music Session, 17 Sep 2026)

  • Elena Piras

    Baloo Balilli

    • self release.

  • Caravan

    In The Land Of Grey And Pink

    • Deram.

  • Celestine Ukwu

    Onwunwa

    • greatest hits.
    • Flame Tree.

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

    • The History of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 3 - The Rocknroll Years.
    • Rhythm & Blues Records.
    • 31.

  • Elvis Presley

    Mystery Train

    • For LP Fans Only.
    • RCA.

  • Bill Black’s Combo

    Little Queenie

    • Plays Tunes by Chuck Berry.
    • Fat Possum.
    • 6.

  • Dicky Continental & Ioan Omar

    Big Red Button

    • Ramrock Red Records.

  • Stornoway

    Leave Your Light On

    • Beyonder.
    • Cooking Vinyl Limited.
    • 11.

  • Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

    DJB

    • DJB.
    • Django Music.
    • 1.

  • Nat Birchall

    Sphesihle

    • Path of Enlightenment.
    • Ancient Archive of Sound.

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