Verve

One of the most important records ever made, this was Coltrane's pinnacle studio outing that spoke of his search for spiritual and musical freedom.

The first of Sonny’s albums for Impulse!, this 1965 collection is an intense, freewheeling set with the tenor sax master attacking five standards.

The high-points are the final two selections: Duke Ellington's "Band Call" and the original version of O.P.'s "Hymn to Freedom.

One of forward-looking tenor man Archie Shepp's definitive early albums, 1965's Fire Music set the tone for much of what was to come over the next several years.