"Moment's Notice" is a "classic" jazz standard composed by

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raise ...

. The song was featured on Coltrane's noted 1958 recording '' Blue Train''.

History

Coltrane never recorded "Moment's Notice" after the version on ''Blue Train''. But other soloists have treated it as a standard, particularly since the 1970s. It has been recorded by such artists as

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

(on '' Supertrios'', 1977, and '' Passion Dance'', 1978),

Harry Connick, Jr Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the Uni ...

(on '' 25'', 1992),

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

(on ''Manhattan Symphonie'', 1978),

George Coleman George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Early life Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...

(on ''Playing Changes'', 1979),

Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Ch ...

(on '' Seven Standards'', 1985), Fred Hersch (on ''Fred Hersch trio plays...'', 1994), Mark Turner (on '' Yam Yam'', 1994),

Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his f ...

(on '' Swingin''', 1996), US Navy Commodores Jazz Ensemble (on ''Sessions on M Street S.E.'', 1998), Keith Jarrett in a November 1998 performance in Newark, NJ (not released until 2018 on ECM Records' '' After the Fall''), and Billy Hart (on ''Quartet'', 2005).

Style

"Moment's Notice" contains "unusual and quick-moving harmonic twists", according to Martin and Waters.

References

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