Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously.


Hi Everyone,
Listen I have a favor to ask, and those of you better educated in Jazz can help me.

I always have a tough time listening to John Coltrane. It's like he's talking a different language.
Can any of you point me to recordings I should listen to on Tidal or Quboz or whatever that set me up to better appreciate the man?


Thank you for the musical education.

Best,

E
erik_squires

Showing 1 response by joemarsh

Totally loving the Kenny G stuff here!

As to Coltrane, well, so you don’t like it - move on. I love Interstellar Space but, then again I’m totally into Lustmord, Zoviet France, Paul Panhuysen, Stockhausen, Sun Ra, Whitehouse, John Zorn, Napalm Death... He totally makes sense within a spiritualist, atonal, alternate scale, meditative, Soul centered universe. Music is the mirror of consciousness - its vast, so you'll find some you like somewhere.

My favorite was when my Dad bought the Village Vanguard sessions. He was a 50’s jazz guy (Brubeck, Erroll Garner, MJQ)...lasted one minute before he gifted it to me. Ha!