This is too beautiful...seriously this is the epitome of the expressivity in jazz, it's so beautiful it's brought tears to my eyes. A million thank yous for posting this and to the person who filmed this back that day.
@ChaoticTurtleFish maybe its just impossible for anyone to be that good....actually...it is ..fuckface, dont even compare ur potential to this man, for he was no man, he was a spirit from another dimension that somehow found its way here to bless us with the ultimate form of jazz sax
For me this is where the sax had it's finest moments in the hands of this master, it seemed so effortless for John. there are others that had great careers but Clotrane to me was better than the rest. this video says it all.
I just read the Koran, the Bible, took a 7 minute ride in a in a SR71 and Mig 25, fought like Bruce Lee, and was haunted by the pleasurable sound of a well tuned 426 Hemi leaving a rest stop hard in Grand Island Nebraska at approximately 3:17a.m. This man is just beyond belief.
@zezra38 bunch of juveniles who haven't found themselves yet. Speaking from experience, I loved all music, but Jazz until my 30's. Now I can't get enough of it! Simply brilliant!
there is nothing i enjoy more than silence and jazz .... if you have never had a piece of mind then you are sure to introduced to it if you could ever put the two together thank God I i brought up the right way.
@SidewalkFrequencies People who don't know that there is a Higher Force at work through Coltrane in this song and his life. We shall show them the light through education and meditation.
The thing about Trane is that the sound of his group takes it collectively to a whole other level. Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest of all time, but for me, what separates Trane's impact is the melding of Trane, McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin into one unified transcendent sound. There will never be another group like this one.
The thing about Trane is that the sound of his group takes it collectively to a whole other level. Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest of all time, but for me, what separates Trane's impact is the melding of Trane, McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin into one unified spiritual sound. There will never be another group like this one.
This is absolutely my favourite YouTube video- A complete solo from Trane during the period when he was at his absolute "zenith"! This performance like those of other great composers is timeless- It can never be "dated"-this is as everlasting as compositions by Bach, Mozart , Beethoven,etc. and add one more dimension compared to written masterpieces, it's improvised, yet it's perfectfully formed and executed! Trane was a genius- jazz is too narrow a category to put him in!
@Obelix5150 although it should be remembered that the concert is also on CD - "Live in Stockholm 1963" and so it's possible the sound of this video is from the recording.
@coreymwamba The version on "Live in Stockholm 1963" is almost 10 minutes long and is a soundboard recording. It's completely different...McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin stop playing after about 5 minutes in, and it's just Trane until the end. This video is from 1962 and is definitely an audience recording.
Wow, this was an incredible experience... His lyricism, his deep & sweet soul enveloped me, and I could feel the authenticity of his passion, spirit, and love.... Whew, this is was turned me on to Jazz, to playing saxophone, being this moved, thank you for posting this...
Wow. He finishes this incredible performance by backing away and moving to the rear and he then bows humbly to the audience - no ego. John Coltrane spoke to us sincerely and directly. This music always stops me in my tracks, compels me to listen, still gives me the chills.
It is also interesting to note that this film, taken almost fifty years ago sounds better than any live concert footage I have heard from today's "advanced" Iphone technology...
@svenghoulieil well this concert probably had less extreme frequencies and was quieter than most modern shows... although if you mean modern jazz i guess there is no excuse, just the fail of modern technology...
i played tenor like 4 months now, but im interested playing jazz and blues, how do i start practising those?, by playing their notes? or just improving and playing what i feel and sounds good to me?.
@JanneFlinck1981 gotta learn the theory first, yes, but that's just the beginning - above all study, transcript, emulate the solos of the masters (seriously, ALL the greats did exactly this) Best of luck! Don't worry too much about all the theory, although apparently complex, the theory is much less than the totality of the music, which is not exhaustively described by theory (after all, there are competing music "theories").
@w0rfles1 No easy answer. If you consider a simple interpretation of what improvising means, you could say he starts improvising when the song's structure and melody has gone full circle at 1:56. But Coltrane "embellishes" the melody from the start. Considering a more in depth interpretation of what improvisation means would require a thesis and is clearly beyond the scope of a youtube comment. ;)
When I die and get buried in some hole, I wish that Coltane would be played during the "ceremony". Probably something off "A Love Supreme" but it does not really matter. Even 1 note would be enough.
why, and how could there be 11 people "not liking" this??? one of the best tipe of music in the world and there are still 11 people who think the oposite...
perfection as conceievd by his spirit. Something that is shared by many who also aren't musicains. It's nice to hear harmonic possibilities through any great musical artist. No wonder musical programs were taken out due to "lack of money" during that Ronald Ray-gun era and Physical education programs were taken out of schools especailly in the Inner Cities. Think about the effects. All by evil design . This level of music requires optimism despite the horrible events that continue to happen.
anglicy żal mi was !!! ludzie jesteście beznadziejni macie po12 lat i w waszych szkołach nawet jęz .polskiego się nie uczycie a my wpolce waszego do bani musimy
Wow, did anyone notice the improv lesson around 2;22 by him leading inside then opening the door with whole tones. By the time he gets to 4;23 he approaches with the lower register to lead us totally in a different key! By 4;50 he resolves and brings us back! What a journey!!
Aside from all you folks's great comments. The brilliance and pain of his wanderings, the exposure of his heart. Turning pain into beauty. The whole group is on the wavelength.
Wow, Stockholm ! next step was Finland/Helsinki where Coltrane changed my life, for life ! I gave up the sax and became a Photographer... Until at 60, I returned to jazz, again thanks Coltrane, If I would have remained a musican, I would be dead by now...
Coltrane. I was turned on to Coltrane's music in the early 70s. He was looking for something and in between each note,he found a little more what he was looking for. Very Gentle Spiritual Giant.
its about who brings their own soul and perspective into their music. If every musician's goal was to be better than those before him, then I wouldn't want to become one.
Its about loving what you do, and sharing that feeling with other afecionados
Does it matter who was the greatest? Just enjoy them. Trane, Rolins, Bird, Prez, Getz etc. All great. Just feel privileged that they walked this earth and and left so much to posterity.
Thank you so much for posting this. How absolutely wonderful to have captured this moment for the timeless.
Of all the wonderful Coltrane eras, this time period to me is possibly the most interesting and beautiful to listen to. He had yet to abandon playing traditional harmonies, but was really starting to stretch them. There are moments of hardcore mixed in with moments of singing lyrical beauty. It was such a wonderful balance.
i just found out that andre 3000's song my favorite things is a remake of coltranes song... never heard coltrane before, ive heard of him but never listened. i am now a fan. such amazing music.
You know If I told my daughters aged 18 and 20 that a lot of todays artists were, and still are inspired by the legends of the past. They would just say they did'nt believe me....but it's funny how the silence fills the room when i show them:D
Coltrane is great. I adore his I have a big framed print of his Blue Train cover pic on my wall. For anyone to state, however, that he is the "BEST EVER" is to show a complete lack of understanding of art/music. Dexter Gordon, Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, etc, etc. How does one possibly state that Trane was definitively better that any of them? Even more important, why would one feel the need to? When one makes such statements one demonstrates what a fool he or she is.
You cannot compare them.Its like apples and oranges.However,He was the best ever for this style of modern saxophone playing a style which he singlehandedly created.Without him there would be no Brecker,Bergonzi,Grossman Henderson etc. or at least they would play very differently...
I appreciate your perspective, but there is nothing foolish in referring to John Coltrane as the best ever. You are entitled to your belief that such an appellation is specious by its nature, but to call others foolish for believing the contrary is not terribly smart.
They are all just playin their own progressoins. Parker was definitely the greatest becauese he could connect the changes so naturally and melodically. If u listen closely, Coltrane is just playing his own progressions, trying to connect and make sense of them with whatever he hears, which is hard. People get bored and innovate. Giant steps was a breakthrough because of this, but parker just made everything a song, even with all kinds of substitutions.
Coltrane had his own tone and above all a certain feeling(SOUL!?), Webster was another cat altogether, from the old school never really got around playing "modern jazz". Getz, well about that guy's tone is so much said that it's become slightly tiresome. Prez was great, just great and as you point out ALL BLUES. Dex, well he had a bit of all the afore mentioned! BUT Sonny Rollins is still out there and doing great stuff!
Wow that's pretty harsh, Trane had some incredible ideas that nobody had ever thought of before. I mean the oblique chromatic vocabulary at 2:20 - 3:00 could Getz have produced that? The amazing alternate fingerings on Wise One I find almost impossible to replicate. Trane influenced Wayne Shorter (the least repeater pencil of all) and Michael Brecker (structurally lick-based vocabulary a la Bird) plus many others. He was a great practicer and innovator.
if you had read my post, you would have read that I wrote etc, etc, so I'm fine if you substitute Hawkins, Getz,et al for my examples. Art, at this level, is purely a matter of preference. "This one is better than that one,etc." I believe that Coltrane, himself would think that it is absurd to speak in these terms. The point is to enjoy all the great ones and appreciate their similarities and differences. ART IS NOT MEANT TO BE QUANTIFIED. IT IS YOU THAT DOES NOT GET IT.
that may be what they mean, but it's not what they say. They use terms like "best ever". As I wrote, I adore Trane, and happen to like his music far more than Lester Young's, for example. That doesn't make him better than Young was.
filmed by an audience member ? i don't think so : a hand-held camera, or on the shoulder, is very difficult to keep stable, if you're not trained a bit, and the sound, especially the double-bass, seems too clean to be the result of a single mike on the camera !
In the same time, it's strange to film a show with a single camera, from the side of the stage...
Now, I'm lost :-)
Anyway, thanks John fot all the beauties you gave us...
It comes down to this.....JC on sax brings us closer to JC above.
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IJAbraham 3 weeks ago
Immense.
quyenthenghiem 3 weeks ago
The soul of the man, absolute perfection. So long ago but not forgotten, those were the days !
And we were there.
TaterWorks 1 month ago
This is too beautiful...seriously this is the epitome of the expressivity in jazz, it's so beautiful it's brought tears to my eyes. A million thank yous for posting this and to the person who filmed this back that day.
jazzmunky 2 months ago
@jazzmunky "expressivity" lol
bennyboyjones 1 month ago
@bennyboyjones oh no I wrote that?! How pretentious....but it's a real word, honestly!
jazzmunky 1 month ago
this is just the shit...great sound quality for a live recording...fantastic
porterhall27 2 months ago
Coltrane was a divine gift to humanity...
boxing1000 2 months ago
17 deaf
MonoMohrovo 3 months ago
happy birthday John Coltrane 9/23/26
bless you for the bliss
crackwelltowers 4 months ago
i want to talk about Coltrane
ratture 4 months ago
Priceless...
KostasJP 4 months ago
17 people deserve to be burned and listen to katy perry while they die
paisteguy799 4 months ago
@paisteguy799 I'm hoping those 17 people misclicked.
ferroxidef78 4 months ago
17 people confirmed their lack of taste.
boxing1000 4 months ago 2
maybe some day i will be that good on the saxaphone i play it in our band at the high school maybe i will get this good XD
ChaoticTurtleFish 4 months ago
@ChaoticTurtleFish maybe its just impossible for anyone to be that good....actually...it is ..fuckface, dont even compare ur potential to this man, for he was no man, he was a spirit from another dimension that somehow found its way here to bless us with the ultimate form of jazz sax
paisteguy799 4 months ago
now that's amazing!
LinkinParkLady007 5 months ago
so beautiful I just want to cry
willwelsh816 5 months ago 2
For me this is where the sax had it's finest moments in the hands of this master, it seemed so effortless for John. there are others that had great careers but Clotrane to me was better than the rest. this video says it all.
hildajune1 6 months ago
que me daaaaaaa
HERK113 6 months ago
I just read the Koran, the Bible, took a 7 minute ride in a in a SR71 and Mig 25, fought like Bruce Lee, and was haunted by the pleasurable sound of a well tuned 426 Hemi leaving a rest stop hard in Grand Island Nebraska at approximately 3:17a.m. This man is just beyond belief.
outersun 6 months ago
Wish I could have had the chance to see Coltrane live.
ChromaticSam 6 months ago 3
Gorgious...
ottottojazz 6 months ago
He isn't playing, he's singing and talking.
AdriftFor 7 months ago 2
Great music !!!
Tadek59 7 months ago
coltrane plays like no one. He Comes from another planet.
I really think he was an angel
Thanks to the guy who record this video.
sonybanez 7 months ago
coltrane plays like no one. He Comes from another planet.
I really think he was an angel
sonybanez 7 months ago
It is dreamlike to be able to see the animation of JohnColtrane now surely.
Thank you for a wonderful, valuable animation.
Altorane 8 months ago
This is a Live Concert recording ... are there more tunes of it ???
chrispotterfan 9 months ago
I didn't know anything about anything in 1962. I was 12 years old and it took me years to discover this music.
Lorenzo1950 9 months ago
This is my favorite contrafact of Misty that I ever enjoyed...period...
bebobjunkie 9 months ago
One word..great!
sewitt60 10 months ago
I wonder who the 13 deaf people were that clicked dislike!
zezra38 10 months ago
@zezra38 bunch of juveniles who haven't found themselves yet. Speaking from experience, I loved all music, but Jazz until my 30's. Now I can't get enough of it! Simply brilliant!
nsg555 10 months ago
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I wonder who the 13 deaf people were that clicked dislike!
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zezra38 10 months ago
lucky one,
the one that coltrane wanna talk about
y34r 11 months ago
there is nothing i enjoy more than silence and jazz .... if you have never had a piece of mind then you are sure to introduced to it if you could ever put the two together thank God I i brought up the right way.
northsidehaad 11 months ago
Now that's a ballad!!!
altrane40 11 months ago 2
12 people had tears in their eyes and missed the like button
Brian4hand 1 year ago 35
Thanks!
robertojimenez204 1 year ago
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So to the point !
The 12 people who dislike this video are children or mental retards
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Hansenpetra 1 year ago
The 12 people who dislike this video are children or mental retards
coporal4 1 year ago 2
@coporal4 Most likely children of mental retards...;-)
boxing1000 11 months ago
@coporal4 Who says children dont like this?. Mine do. Got to teach them.
iwivera 10 months ago
@iwivera Your kids sure have great taste...
boxing1000 10 months ago
A thing of beauty.
mralmeister1 1 year ago 3
12 dislikes, who are these people?
SidewalkFrequencies 1 year ago
@SidewalkFrequencies They're very very sad people!
london4120 1 year ago
@SidewalkFrequencies People who don't know that there is a Higher Force at work through Coltrane in this song and his life. We shall show them the light through education and meditation.
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My moma named me Melody but I never knew the meaning of the word untill I experienced this. I must own this.
mwright1thing 1 year ago
My moma named me Melody but I never knew the meaning of the word untill I experienced this. I must own this
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The thing about Trane is that the sound of his group takes it collectively to a whole other level. Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest of all time, but for me, what separates Trane's impact is the melding of Trane, McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin into one unified transcendent sound. There will never be another group like this one.
T2ito34 1 year ago
The thing about Trane is that the sound of his group takes it collectively to a whole other level. Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest of all time, but for me, what separates Trane's impact is the melding of Trane, McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin into one unified spiritual sound. There will never be another group like this one.
T2ito34 1 year ago 4
This is absolutely my favourite YouTube video- A complete solo from Trane during the period when he was at his absolute "zenith"! This performance like those of other great composers is timeless- It can never be "dated"-this is as everlasting as compositions by Bach, Mozart , Beethoven,etc. and add one more dimension compared to written masterpieces, it's improvised, yet it's perfectfully formed and executed! Trane was a genius- jazz is too narrow a category to put him in!
rovingeye5 1 year ago 4
Sweetest, thank you for posting, more love!
molinmusic 1 year ago 2
@Obelix5150 although it should be remembered that the concert is also on CD - "Live in Stockholm 1963" and so it's possible the sound of this video is from the recording.
coreymwamba 1 year ago
@coreymwamba The version on "Live in Stockholm 1963" is almost 10 minutes long and is a soundboard recording. It's completely different...McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin stop playing after about 5 minutes in, and it's just Trane until the end. This video is from 1962 and is definitely an audience recording.
Astrotype 1 year ago 20
@Astrotype yes my bad - misread the year. But there's no doubting the quality of the music!
coreymwamba 1 year ago
@coreymwamba
from minute 2:00 and a bit on, you can clearly see the notes he's playing match with sound, just perfect
BRILLIANTCORNRS 6 months ago
Wow, this was an incredible experience... His lyricism, his deep & sweet soul enveloped me, and I could feel the authenticity of his passion, spirit, and love.... Whew, this is was turned me on to Jazz, to playing saxophone, being this moved, thank you for posting this...
StevenCharlesJazz 1 year ago
thank you for sharing this beauty
RobZiak 1 year ago
Wow. He finishes this incredible performance by backing away and moving to the rear and he then bows humbly to the audience - no ego. John Coltrane spoke to us sincerely and directly. This music always stops me in my tracks, compels me to listen, still gives me the chills.
arroyo284 1 year ago 7
What a unique, beautiful voice Trane had...
It is also interesting to note that this film, taken almost fifty years ago sounds better than any live concert footage I have heard from today's "advanced" Iphone technology...
svenghoulieil 1 year ago 5
@svenghoulieil well this concert probably had less extreme frequencies and was quieter than most modern shows... although if you mean modern jazz i guess there is no excuse, just the fail of modern technology...
Obelix5150 1 year ago
i have just fallen in love with this guy
victorogunbusola 1 year ago
calgon take me away,wow
grannyrock10 1 year ago
pop your colla greens
aaronamccoy 1 year ago
who cares about justin beiber...THIS is real music
garboti 1 year ago
12 people are justin bieber fans, for sure!
sicilymafia 1 year ago
This music has healing power...just incredible...
boxing1000 1 year ago
i played tenor like 4 months now, but im interested playing jazz and blues, how do i start practising those?, by playing their notes? or just improving and playing what i feel and sounds good to me?.
JanneFlinck1981 1 year ago
@JanneFlinck1981 learn the theory of music and harmony first, than scales and the rest
adriank9 1 year ago
@JanneFlinck1981
copy players you like by ear
gr0mithtimon 1 year ago
@JanneFlinck1981 You can't go wrong by playing the notes of the geat players.You can play along with their solos and try to pick things up...
boxing1000 1 year ago
@JanneFlinck1981 gotta learn the theory first, yes, but that's just the beginning - above all study, transcript, emulate the solos of the masters (seriously, ALL the greats did exactly this) Best of luck! Don't worry too much about all the theory, although apparently complex, the theory is much less than the totality of the music, which is not exhaustively described by theory (after all, there are competing music "theories").
jazzmunky 10 months ago
@jazzmunky learn the theory forget it all and let your artistic side of the barain do the talking for you
mrhitmanisback 9 months ago
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@jazzmunky learn the theory forget it all and let your artistic side of the brain do the talking for you
mrhitmanisback 9 months ago
@JanneFlinck1981 *transcribe
jazzmunky 10 months ago
mesmerizing
hombrequemiralaluna 1 year ago
This video has 665 likes. I would like it, but I'm kinda scared the devil will take hold of me...
die4pie 1 year ago
11 negative votes!? Means eleven don't have a clue...
boxing1000 1 year ago 6
Astrotype your list is superb, thank you so much for sharing
xklamation 1 year ago
If he's not reading music, his playing is improvisation produced from memory, skill and human inspiration.
richone99 1 year ago
its like singing in the bottom of the sea, but a t the same time u r flying in the stars
carajaproductions 1 year ago
ultimate!
irvendermeulen 1 year ago
Where is the rest of the footage?
Thanks for posting :-)
peterkroon 1 year ago
He played like a saint and therefore was a saint.
SALLEMJAZZ 1 year ago 3
MANY of the musical geniuses didn't live that long...what a missed treasure !
Eegunjobi1966 1 year ago
How much of this is improvised?
w0rfles1 1 year ago
@w0rfles1
my guess is the theme ends at 1:13
Janeznobeden 1 year ago
@w0rfles1 No easy answer. If you consider a simple interpretation of what improvising means, you could say he starts improvising when the song's structure and melody has gone full circle at 1:56. But Coltrane "embellishes" the melody from the start. Considering a more in depth interpretation of what improvisation means would require a thesis and is clearly beyond the scope of a youtube comment. ;)
grrrroink 1 year ago
beautiful
captmanonymous 1 year ago
R.I.P beautiful man..
berquetha 1 year ago
When I die and get buried in some hole, I wish that Coltane would be played during the "ceremony". Probably something off "A Love Supreme" but it does not really matter. Even 1 note would be enough.
brwnie00 1 year ago
nothing can ever be cooler
ZakTheThrash 1 year ago
I Want To Talk About You
PbBue 1 year ago
why, and how could there be 11 people "not liking" this??? one of the best tipe of music in the world and there are still 11 people who think the oposite...
joaopcl2 1 year ago
@joaopcl2
It's because their all republicans
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It's because they're all republicans.
DaveVelo1 1 year ago
there are really no words to describe Coltrane......he just resonates with your spirit and fills you with awe, joy, peace
777firelight 1 year ago 2
oh wow, doing my favorite Ray Charles song
jody808 1 year ago
beautiful, perfect, so spiritual, pure unadalterated Coltrane. What a lovely song. It's like hearing him for the first time, again. Yeahh...... :)
gamwizrd1 1 year ago
I Applaod the cat who sneaked his cine camera into the gig and managed to get this master piece... give that guy a grammy
Noggbadd 1 year ago 4
perfection as conceievd by his spirit. Something that is shared by many who also aren't musicains. It's nice to hear harmonic possibilities through any great musical artist. No wonder musical programs were taken out due to "lack of money" during that Ronald Ray-gun era and Physical education programs were taken out of schools especailly in the Inner Cities. Think about the effects. All by evil design . This level of music requires optimism despite the horrible events that continue to happen.
jazz1bro 1 year ago
John Coltrane Is My Idol! He is the reason i play Tenor Saxophone now!
marleyisman22 1 year ago 6
anglicy żal mi was !!! ludzie jesteście beznadziejni macie po12 lat i w waszych szkołach nawet jęz .polskiego się nie uczycie a my wpolce waszego do bani musimy
ania44411 1 year ago
@ania44411 i co z tego, ze sie musisz uczyc jak i tak nie rozumiesz tego co napisane jest w komentarzach, frustracje zostaw w domu :)
i wierz mi, ze nie wielu 12latkow slyszalo o kims tak wielkim jak john coltrane, ale ty ze swoja ignorancja pewnie i tak wiesz swoje...
COLTRANE - BEST MUSICIAN EVER! <3
lena87dtr 1 year ago
I've been listening to Coltrane since
1967.
And, with each listen - I'm still going: "Wow!"
I know his sound - anywhere - alto or tenor. He's that unique. Once, his style is "known," he can't be confused with anyone.
CheckMate657879 1 year ago 2
no wonder he died so young. he put all his life in his music.
kognac100 1 year ago 2
Some artists open doors.
John opened a door, and walked on through.
mcgovnor1 1 year ago 7
when i listen to john coltrane, i get two things:
1. i feel as if he knows me.
2. i feel as if i know myself just a little bit more.
marche111 1 year ago 178
great comment
abudalim 1 year ago
@marche111
i feel exatly like that!
biasaxs 1 year ago
@marche111 good comment, you may be right..
aaronamccoy 1 year ago
@marche111 Yes
TESOblivion4 1 year ago
@marche111 both are the same... coltranes music reflects the absolute universal energy
MK88Ultra 1 year ago
That was fantastic. As good as it gets. A true "10" in the chill category.
Tag101101 1 year ago 2
@marche111 I feel like I know him just through the notes he plays.
MyManDan 9 months ago
@marche111 - well said
ClickRec 8 months ago
i wanna have that saxophone's baby.
misserinchase 1 year ago 4
Wow, did anyone notice the improv lesson around 2;22 by him leading inside then opening the door with whole tones. By the time he gets to 4;23 he approaches with the lower register to lead us totally in a different key! By 4;50 he resolves and brings us back! What a journey!!
jaydeejazzone 1 year ago
Aside from all you folks's great comments. The brilliance and pain of his wanderings, the exposure of his heart. Turning pain into beauty. The whole group is on the wavelength.
eugenesedita 1 year ago 2
elvin rules...he could trick all over the place on ballads, and hammer as hard as anyone if he needed to. The Man.
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KHkilla 2 years ago
delicious
420FABI 2 years ago 2
saxophone...love...elegance..,,,great!
olivialaluna 2 years ago
I want to live with you
dulcazadirachta 2 years ago
absolutely beautiful playing !!
jazz1bro 2 years ago
Wow, Stockholm ! next step was Finland/Helsinki where Coltrane changed my life, for life ! I gave up the sax and became a Photographer... Until at 60, I returned to jazz, again thanks Coltrane, If I would have remained a musican, I would be dead by now...
vatanenj 2 years ago
Almost too good to be true...
boxing1000 2 years ago
imagine, this was THE opening act of "we love you yeah, yeah, yeah...!", Hendrix and all of the 'White Rabbits'.
Utterly masterful, giving, powerful, cool and fearless sophisticated elegance and not much that followed it came even close....
hvncb 2 years ago
Very good recording...and excellent playing with lots of feel...added to fav
hyperdash123 2 years ago
Legend of sax !
9966442255 2 years ago
If in fact Trane is still making such beautiful music these days, albeit in heaven, then I am not going to fret dying anymore.
brazilnut27 2 years ago 2
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brazilnut27 2 years ago
Coltrane. I was turned on to Coltrane's music in the early 70s. He was looking for something and in between each note,he found a little more what he was looking for. Very Gentle Spiritual Giant.
akiemurad1999 2 years ago 2
Wow, who could possibly play any more sincerely, and communicate more directly with the listener, than Coltrane does here? Gorgeous
arroyo357 2 years ago 3
isnt this great ......his sound ....out there!
sax players come and go .........coltrane awesome
affects the soul.....spiritual
ebillyboi 2 years ago 3
wow this is so beautiful and impressive !
It seems like contrane is connected with his horn it looks like its a part of his body.
chrispotterfan 2 years ago
@chrispotterfan
Every sincere hornplayer connects, plays with the body!
helluvagun 2 years ago
When i think of what real Jazz music is, I think of this. Mr. Coltrane is one of the best to do it!!!
thecollegeboy121 2 years ago
its not about whos the best,
its about who brings their own soul and perspective into their music. If every musician's goal was to be better than those before him, then I wouldn't want to become one.
Its about loving what you do, and sharing that feeling with other afecionados
EVPK 2 years ago 5
Burning.
Westbrookmusic 2 years ago
Does it matter who was the greatest? Just enjoy them. Trane, Rolins, Bird, Prez, Getz etc. All great. Just feel privileged that they walked this earth and and left so much to posterity.
thermosoverfil 2 years ago 54
@thermosoverfil well said.
coldplayismagic 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this. How absolutely wonderful to have captured this moment for the timeless.
Of all the wonderful Coltrane eras, this time period to me is possibly the most interesting and beautiful to listen to. He had yet to abandon playing traditional harmonies, but was really starting to stretch them. There are moments of hardcore mixed in with moments of singing lyrical beauty. It was such a wonderful balance.
GrooveWorshipper 2 years ago 5
coltrane.....awesome ..........makes you listen....
timeless
ebillyboi 2 years ago 3
wow! right when i think frankie lymon is the best musician ever, then i check this out. what beautiful music
realmckoy7 2 years ago 3
Wonderful music played by the master. Beats anything today.....
HerrHauptman 2 years ago 6
finally a video where no one hates who it is, because how can you be angry when your hearing something so beautiful?
bassman1857 2 years ago 2
what a beautiful sound!
mrgone78 2 years ago
My favorite version of this song is the one on Live At Birdland.
jeffsummstl 2 years ago
i just found out that andre 3000's song my favorite things is a remake of coltranes song... never heard coltrane before, ive heard of him but never listened. i am now a fan. such amazing music.
plaxxx 2 years ago
You know If I told my daughters aged 18 and 20 that a lot of todays artists were, and still are inspired by the legends of the past. They would just say they did'nt believe me....but it's funny how the silence fills the room when i show them:D
fluidjazz 2 years ago
Wow...They got good ears!
boxing1000 2 years ago 2
Coltrane is great. I adore his I have a big framed print of his Blue Train cover pic on my wall. For anyone to state, however, that he is the "BEST EVER" is to show a complete lack of understanding of art/music. Dexter Gordon, Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, etc, etc. How does one possibly state that Trane was definitively better that any of them? Even more important, why would one feel the need to? When one makes such statements one demonstrates what a fool he or she is.
kingjjv 2 years ago 6
Right on bro, couldn't have said it any better myself.
MrDafonzinator007 2 years ago
You cannot compare them.Its like apples and oranges.However,He was the best ever for this style of modern saxophone playing a style which he singlehandedly created.Without him there would be no Brecker,Bergonzi,Grossman Henderson etc. or at least they would play very differently...
boxing1000 2 years ago
I appreciate your perspective, but there is nothing foolish in referring to John Coltrane as the best ever. You are entitled to your belief that such an appellation is specious by its nature, but to call others foolish for believing the contrary is not terribly smart.
stuthehistoryguy 2 years ago
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adeduction 2 years ago
They are all just playin their own progressoins. Parker was definitely the greatest becauese he could connect the changes so naturally and melodically. If u listen closely, Coltrane is just playing his own progressions, trying to connect and make sense of them with whatever he hears, which is hard. People get bored and innovate. Giant steps was a breakthrough because of this, but parker just made everything a song, even with all kinds of substitutions.
putput00 2 years ago 5
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coltrane never had getz tone websters soulful cry lesters blues dexters inventivness my oppinion
mrhitmanisback 2 years ago
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Coltrane had his own tone and above all a certain feeling(SOUL!?), Webster was another cat altogether, from the old school never really got around playing "modern jazz". Getz, well about that guy's tone is so much said that it's become slightly tiresome. Prez was great, just great and as you point out ALL BLUES. Dex, well he had a bit of all the afore mentioned! BUT Sonny Rollins is still out there and doing great stuff!
helluvagun 2 years ago
Wow that's pretty harsh, Trane had some incredible ideas that nobody had ever thought of before. I mean the oblique chromatic vocabulary at 2:20 - 3:00 could Getz have produced that? The amazing alternate fingerings on Wise One I find almost impossible to replicate. Trane influenced Wayne Shorter (the least repeater pencil of all) and Michael Brecker (structurally lick-based vocabulary a la Bird) plus many others. He was a great practicer and innovator.
jazzmunky 2 years ago 2
@adeduction shut up =) and listen, you have one mouth and two ears...why?? ;)
pablosaxo 2 years ago
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adeduction 2 years ago
you are a person without sense for art...very poor...
pablosaxo 2 years ago
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adeduction 2 years ago
if you had read my post, you would have read that I wrote etc, etc, so I'm fine if you substitute Hawkins, Getz,et al for my examples. Art, at this level, is purely a matter of preference. "This one is better than that one,etc." I believe that Coltrane, himself would think that it is absurd to speak in these terms. The point is to enjoy all the great ones and appreciate their similarities and differences. ART IS NOT MEANT TO BE QUANTIFIED. IT IS YOU THAT DOES NOT GET IT.
kingjjv 2 years ago 4
Or, these people just mean that they enjoy Coltrane's music more than any other artist's.
RIPhillel 2 years ago
that may be what they mean, but it's not what they say. They use terms like "best ever". As I wrote, I adore Trane, and happen to like his music far more than Lester Young's, for example. That doesn't make him better than Young was.
kingjjv 2 years ago 4
What a piece of history!
CadillacL 2 years ago
To know that this moment of pure beauty almost slipped into eternity if it was'nt for this audience member is deeply moving
henkjanklaas 2 years ago 2
filmed by an audience member ? i don't think so : a hand-held camera, or on the shoulder, is very difficult to keep stable, if you're not trained a bit, and the sound, especially the double-bass, seems too clean to be the result of a single mike on the camera !
In the same time, it's strange to film a show with a single camera, from the side of the stage...
Now, I'm lost :-)
Anyway, thanks John fot all the beauties you gave us...
MrPierrovitch 2 years ago