Records on Ascension, Om, Kulu Sé Mama, and Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things.

In a review for AllMusic, Steve Huey wrote: "The Major Works of John Coltrane compiles the saxophonist's most important extended free jazz pieces from 1965.

This is the material that made Coltrane a giant of the avant-garde, completely casting off the limits of melody, harmony, and tonality that he'd been straining against...

There's a lot to digest here, but as an encapsulation of Coltrane's freest and most challenging music, there's no better place to turn.

"[4] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars and a "crown.