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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
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
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The thing I always find interesting about John Coltrane at his best is he does not play the notes you would expect him to play. He is always doodling/improvising with the material. He goes off on riffs with his sax much the same way say an Eddie Van Halen would later go off with his guitar, often, but not always, with great success. |
Yes those are more accessible Coltrane albums as is even Giant Steps and Blue Train but these alone are limited as a tool to "get" John Coltrane. A good package for that is the "Live at the Village Vanguard" set where you get multiple and varied takes on the same classic Coltrane tunes on different nights to soak in and process. |
John Coltrane was influenced by: Sonny Rollins Charlie Parker Dexter Gordon Dizzy Gillespie Don Byas Lester Young Miles DavisS onny Stitt Stan Getz Thelonious Monk Yusef Lateef Billie Holiday Coleman Hawkins Duke Ellington Dennis Sandole Johnny Hodges Ella Fitzgerald John Gilmore Ravi Shankar George Gershwin Fats Waller |