John Coltrane: Greensleeves

Coltranes jukebox-friendly interpretation of the show tune My Favorite Things has always overshadowed his overhaul of the English folk song Greensleeves also known as the Christmas song What Child Is This? but this is the superior performance. This wasnt the first time he recorded it, but he really nailed it here. The first few notes out of Coltranes sax come crashing down more than an octave as he states the melody once and then sends it caroming all over the place, augmenting its simple beauty with squeals and phrases that seem gorgeously out of place.