"Standard Coltrane" was first released on LP in 1962 (which isn't listed by AllMusic). Coltrane had left Prestige Records, and the label gathered some of his unreleased recordings (including this 1958 date) to continue to capitalize on Coltrane's popularity.
"Invitation" was written by the Polish composer Bronislau Kaper as the theme to the 1952 film of the same name. Kaper's music had already attracted the attention of jazz musicians, as his film theme for "Green Dolphin Street" (1947) was a bop standard.