John Coltrane-Double Clutching, with Kenny Dorham-Coltrane Time

[postatility]

An interesting session,to say the least! Most notable,of course,is the presence of Cecil Taylor,who rarely played the role of "sideman".Cecil adds to the appealing :punchiness"(if you will) of this selection. Cecil always propelled any session he was involved in,whether studio or live,to great heights. I kind of wish he had done more of this sort of session,but I am grateful for his incredible body of work.

[pvelectric]

@postatility totally right on about Cecil Taylor. never a bad groove goin' on with him. Trane was as adroit as you in selecting to work with him as you are in picking a perfect description of the set, "punchiness." (MS Word says no such word so i added it to my dictionary). MS doesn't know the word avante either.

This album makes me almost wish Trane had stayed a little longer in this stage of his switching from bop to the avante guard he and miles seemed to spearhead.

[FatCDTrans]

jazz-classic kenny dorham song

[pvelectric]

@FatCDTrans almost all the professional jazz critics in the 1950s and even early '60s, really dumped on Trane. Not until he teamed with Cannonball and miles did he finally get the respect he deserved. BTW, he and his wife Alice, also a tenor sax player in the 50s, were both students of the pianist giant, Lennie Tristano.

[FatCDTrans]

jazz-classic

[putput00]

Great blues progression with great soloists!! Coltrane's first couple of choruses and last are pretty sick.

[pvelectric]

@putput00 you're right. first he sounds like he's logy, slow, bogged down, almost drunk; then he suddenly hits an extended cool 16th and 32nd note Back continuo style stride; finally then he abruptly "double clutches" down to first gear again. Maybe that was his improvisational mimicry of the song's title and melodic "story."