Composer: Richard Rodgers / Year: 1959 / Country: United States / Genre: Jazz / Form: Song / Lied
A song from the musical The Sound of Music (1959). In 1961 John Coltrane turned it into a long improvisation on soprano saxophone, a big hit that made it a jazz staple.
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John Coltrane (1961, My Favorite Things / Atlantic): The title track, a long improvisation on soprano saxophone. The recording that turned a musical's song into a jazz landmark.