This album continued the reinforcement of Trane's importance as a stylist. As in Coltrane and John Coltrane and the Red Garland Trio, his first two albums as a leader for Prestige, the material in Soultrane is away from the ordinary. The Garland-Paul Chambers-Arthur Taylor rhythm section is a perfect accompanying unit for Trane who, by this time, was acknowledged to be-along with Sonny Rollins-one of the two most influential tenor saxophonists in jazz.

Reviews

"Every note on Soultrane feels like a deep breathmeasured, meaningful, and full of emotion. Trane was finding his voice here, and it sings." Jazz Journal

"This isnt just hard bop, its heart bop. Coltranes tone on 'I Want to Talk About You' will stay with you long after the record ends." DownBeat

"If Blue Train was the announcement, Soultrane is the meditation. Quietly powerful and endlessly replayable." The Honest Broker

"A masterclass in phrasing and restraint. Coltrane lets the ballads breathe, and in doing so, reveals the soul behind the saxophone." AllMusic

"Red Garlands piano dances under Coltranes lines like candlelight. This is late-night jazz at its finest." Mojo Magazine

Review

A1 Good Bait
A2 I Want To Talk About You
B1 You Say You Care
B2 Theme For Ernie
B3 Russian Lullaby