Alternate Takes
Compilation album by John Coltrane
Released	March 1975
Recorded	March 26, 1959 May 4–5, 1959 November 24, 1959 October 24, 1960
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegün

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Alternate Takes is a compilation album credited tojazz musicianJohn Coltrane, released in 1975 onAtlantic Records, catalogue SD 1668. Issued posthumously, it consists ofouttakes from recording sessions which yielded the albumsGiant Steps,Coltrane Jazz, andColtrane's Sound. All selections were unreleased at the time.

All tracks by John Coltrane except as indicated.

1. "Giant Steps" – 3:40
2. "Naima" – 4:27
3. "Like Sonny" – 6:03
4. "Cousin Mary" – 5:54

1. "I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Jerry Valentine) – 3:25
2. "Countdown" – 4:33
3. "Body and Soul" (Heyman,Sour,Eyton,Green) – 5:59
4. "Syeeda's Song Flute" – 7:02

• John Coltrane –tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton –piano on "Giant Steps," "Naima," "Like Sonny"
• Tommy Flanagan – piano on "Cousin Mary," "Countdown," "Syeeda's Song Flute"
• Wynton Kelly – piano on "I'll Wait and Pray"
• McCoy Tyner – piano on "Body and Soul"
• Paul Chambers –bass on all tracks except "Body and Soul"
• Steve Davis – bass on "Body and Soul"
• Lex Humphries –drums on "Giant Steps," "Naima," "Like Sonny"
• Art Taylor – drums on "Cousin Mary," "Countdown," "Syeeda's Song Flute"
• Jimmy Cobb – drums on "I'll Wait and Pray"
• Elvin Jones – drums on "Body and Soul"

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