@MusTySh0w You can't compare Lil' Wayne to Coltrane. That's like comparing a rotten apple to a fresh, ripe apple. Coltrane's obviously the fresh, ripe apple. ;)
I've listened to this for the better part of 40 years, and my spirit soars, a peace & tranquility washes over me and I am ONE, living in the moment.
My bride and I took the Johnny Hartman tune off of 'the Gentle Side' album as our wedding song. Band couldn't play it, so we rolled the LP on a turntable.
I started listening to this for the first time not really knowing what to expect. Just say back and closed my eyes, and 30 seconds later I was nearly in tears. This is just incredible, inspirational, spiritual, ...gets me deep
@mollymiggs Thank you so much for sharing that. When you grow listening to the masters, you don't have a sense of a beginning. They were always there...I can't mark a place of notice. It was nice to hear your description of that first encounter. You made me cry and it heightened my experience of listening today. Thank you.
I can't believe in anything except the religion of Human being , but Coltrane has been a true messiah for something too great for most of us . Musi shows us a way to understand the world around , but it's a way square head 'scientists can't print .
John was and will ever be just unbeleivable... he really was way ahead of his times musically and spiritually... He's the best... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOOUR MUSIC
....Coltrane is probably one of the few musical artists that has mad me cry with his music. When I listen to this beautiful song, I hear the voice of man that is talking to God and letting him know about his trials and tribulation....about the beauty and hardship of life. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
rtw 1313 I'm very sorry to hear about your brother. I lost my father to murder and my mother to congestive heart failure. I have also lost friends to murder and death has always been something complicated for me to accept. However, I wish you the best and I ask you to hold on to God's unchanging hands. He will provide you with the healing that you need. Stay up.
@jocaralewis Thank you for your kind words and please know that I am terribly sorry for your losses, as well. I wish you well too, and praise God/Goodness/Miracles or whatever one wishes to believe in that we have things and people as beautiful as this in our world to help us through--including people like you. All the best.
I always thought this was a very pretty piece, but then my brother, who was also my best friend, was diagnosed with terminal cancer three weeks ago. I thought of it again soon after I got the news and listened to it almost every day--usually multiple times. My brother died two days ago and I am listening to it yet again. I simply can't get this tune out of my head, and happily so. There are few things on this earth as beautiful as the memory of my brother, but this is one of them.
@rtw1313 It's a sad, but beautifull story, I'm so convinced your brother is now where this music come. Go on if you need to talk or something I'm here. Greetings from Spain.
@amusicianinparis Thank you for your kind words. I've made it beyond the 100 day mark since his passing and I am doing ok, but i still listen to this tune now and then :-). I just hope someone plays it at my funeral.
Absolutely Beautiful. I am going to introduce my friend who is totally blind to this amazing Music from this Beautiful Man. My friend wants to learn the Saxophone and I feel this would be a beautriful number for him to listen to. It has so much Beauty and Feeling in it that will inspire him. I want to weep when I hear his beautiful music. May your spirit live on eternally John. The Peace and Beauty you pass on to many people will help many get through difficult times throughout their days.
@squidwerks... amazing how when you come to a Coltrane video or some other master you get the most intelligent and heartfelt comments.... there is so much negative energy on you tube but not when you are in the presence of genius. Thanks for that comment man...
can I flag this as the best, most tasty thing my ears have ever heard? It took years to get my ears able to hear jazz, and the reward is this sacred smooth sounds of Mr. Coltrane, thanks you Lord for Coltrane.
I get so teary eyed when I hear any John Coltrane. But this song speaks to me of my family, my childhood, and my love of all things music. It saddens me and makes me thrilled in the same notes. This is one of my favorite Jazz pieces and I thank my Dad for introducing me to Jazz at such a young age.
Dear, Lord. May each day be filled with your grace and guidance. You and only you, know the true potential I have in life. Guide me towards my, God gifted potential. Amen.
This song is the best when its pouring rain, the fire place is popping, and I'm reading. I also often find myself saying "Dear Lord" when I see something too beautiful for any other words.
im confused - how the heck have i lived on this earth for 50 years and NEVER sat and listened to this man he is true genius has made my morning chores just melt away as i played his music - and i feel so happy and relaxed - have i encountered god this morning?
No. It doesn't get any better. Been trying to find this song for years (heard it on The Cosby Show), but didn't know the title. Thanks so much! Love it! :-)
Hello, i'm a high school tenor player, and i'm wondering what would be the best ways to improve my sound to be more "tenor like." Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@TH3M1M , Practice your long tones. Start with one scale and work your way up and down slowly while tapering the beginning and end of your notes. This will strengthen your amberature and breathing, allowing you to create a solid tone that you can later adjust as desired based on your direction. This technique also allows you to create a strong "clean" sounding tone at any range. Good luck and enjoy.
I have been listening to this for nearly 40 years, in times of happiness and in times of sadness, and it has always moved me and given me joy & strength. I have never grown weary of it because it never sounds quite the same, and that is because it engages with the soul, which is also never quite the same.
My girlfiend and I where at an opening art exhibit at PS 1 in LIC NY around maybe 1999?.A artist used this song to accompany his homemade movies of NYC trains on the elevated lines in NYC in the 60's.A very moving experence for both her and I.Both native New Yorkers!!!Thank you John Coltrane.P.S.If you are the artist who created the film please contact me.Peace and Love
I think Ravi Shankar could see the god quality and deep soul in John- this tune among others shows why- Ravi said on interview that Trane came to see him about learning the music of India- Ravi said the was the most HUMBLE man. I suspect that John had gone way past ego playing early on.... boy, do I miss him... bless you for posting! and, you are so right on- it doesn't get any better. Ravi said John passed away in just a few weeks after they met and talked about music.
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR OVER !) YEARS!!!!!!!! I got a comment back from another yt'er with the name yesterday! I swear a tear hit my cheek at the first note! Beautiful!!
This is life music, the soundtrack of living..the break for the day in and day out monotony. Playing this tune enhances my day and brings me closer to the present moment and whats most important
but this is mellifluous gold- honey driveling through truth and sound don't stop...hold me tight in your lips every movement is felt and two can try to be one
I have been playing this song in my new/old 1982 MB sedan, on an old tape, unmarked except for, "Coltrane Ballads" This song began to captivate me and I would hold the rewind, playing in it a loop without knowing the title. Somehow, the title "Dear Lord" came back into my head, and I thought, what the hell, I'll try YouTube.
I agree with the comment below; as transcendent as are JC's numerous ballads, this one stands out.
To me, this tune is the best representation of Coltrane. In one ingenius masterstroke, he blends spirituality and swing into a grand epic, but with a subtle modesty that only he can convey. My favorite Coltrane tune by a country mile.
Someone said that the actor Gene Hackman could read a telephone directory and make one pay attention. Well, Coltrane could play a simple scale and make it into a masterpiece. He had the best tone in the world! His music will live on forever!
Anyone who has studied the career of John Coltrane even a little bit understands this is a poignant, spiritual revery from the latter part of his career and you would also know that many of the hundreds of other tunes recorded in the decade prior to this are filled with more intellectually engaging, "clever", harmonically challenging works of an absolute master. The fact is this is one of the most recorded jazz artists ever who left an incredibly rich legacy for us to explore and grow from.
I've also had the extreme privilege of working with McCoy Tyner on several occasions and set my first born in those big paws when he was a month old. Not bad juju to bestow upon a kid...
If you miss the deep spirituality evident in Coltrane's later work and the emotional weight he can convey with each note (ala Miles) then you are missing a HUGE part of the aural story... Personally I'll take heart over clever any day!
@squidwerks1 McCoy is one of the finest jazz pianist and one of my personal favorites...he was such a huge part of the coltrane sound for a few years...
... and where did I claim to be as good as Coltrane in my post ? All the notes in this tune occur in the D Major Scale.......Charlatan..... and its a nice slow piece.... meaning it's not a difficult tune to play. That is not to diminish it.
Yes...on the planet I am from, this song is in concert D Major and the notes he is playing are from the D Major scale. I have the chart in front of me. Can you show me what notes in the song aren't ?
I'm not denying that's it's in D major. All I'm saying is knowing that and even having the music in front of you doesn't make you are John Coltrane or could ever play it as he does. That I would call hubris. Look it up. As if the key that it's in makes any difference. Wow, It's in D, you're cool. Happy now? Notice it wasn't the D maj. scale I was disputing . I thought you were implying that you could play like Mr. Coltrane because you know what key it's in.
Me, too, but he's never had a web site or an email address (at least, not a public one). I've always sent snail mail. Since he's hugely auditory :-) I'm sure he would appreciate a phone call as well. He IS the John Coltrane Library!
sensational
paxandrews 4 days ago
this pisses on R. Kelly
mooncheese53 4 days ago
Beautifull :-)
jolandakroonluchter 2 weeks ago
Lil Wayne - Dear Lord is better :P
MusTySh0w 4 weeks ago
@MusTySh0w I dont think so, go away!
Franek00f 3 weeks ago
@MusTySh0w You can't compare Lil' Wayne to Coltrane. That's like comparing a rotten apple to a fresh, ripe apple. Coltrane's obviously the fresh, ripe apple. ;)
Findorb 3 weeks ago
No. It doesn't.
peripetalno 4 weeks ago
Some people have registered that they don't like this!!! Incredible.
selmercostello 1 month ago
@selmercostello i cannot believe that!
paxandrews 3 days ago
I've listened to this for the better part of 40 years, and my spirit soars, a peace & tranquility washes over me and I am ONE, living in the moment.
My bride and I took the Johnny Hartman tune off of 'the Gentle Side' album as our wedding song. Band couldn't play it, so we rolled the LP on a turntable.
JustJake57 2 months ago
@JustJake57 which track did you pick? lush life? pax
paxandrews 4 days ago
@paxandrews Pax, my friend - it being our wedding day, it was the collaboration with Johnny Hartman 'My One and Only Love'. Thanks for asking.
JustJake57 3 days ago
@JustJake57 sorry, bad joke.............cheers mate.
paxandrews 3 days ago
@paxandrews Not a problem lol. It has indeed been a very Lush Life, Drew.
All the best
JustJake57 3 days ago
@JustJake57 and a perfect choice..... JH and coltrane is my fav. plus ballads...........cheers mate pax
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benavente1972 2 months ago
Still brings tears to my eyes
smotpoker86 2 months ago
Les grandes émotions sont muettes
Milvus04 2 months ago
I started listening to this for the first time not really knowing what to expect. Just say back and closed my eyes, and 30 seconds later I was nearly in tears. This is just incredible, inspirational, spiritual, ...gets me deep
charvinaldo 2 months ago
Does it can any better? Hell no!!!
mohomoho1 3 months ago
GSA "Project Funk Jam"/ "All Blues"
1wvserenity 3 months ago
This is the musical equivalent of the Lord's Prayer. A MASTERPIECE!
daToinado 4 months ago 3
@mollymiggs Thank you so much for sharing that. When you grow listening to the masters, you don't have a sense of a beginning. They were always there...I can't mark a place of notice. It was nice to hear your description of that first encounter. You made me cry and it heightened my experience of listening today. Thank you.
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a supreme human being , john coltrane will always live on
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coltmile 4 months ago
I'm in love with John Coltrane. I have been for some time now. His sax is good!! haha!
shne388 4 months ago
divine.
nrzagbay 4 months ago 2
sweet!
nutmegdesigns 4 months ago
Happy Birthday Trane, we miss you.
slice39 4 months ago
He was simply Brilliant
4099aj 4 months ago
Dear Lord what a great sounds....
4099aj 4 months ago
Cold stars in the night
bring together the warm idea of Jazz
I live in a world of living pain & sadness,
but out of darkness comes the colors of music.
(I fixed the typo, I hate typos!")
taylorrice84 4 months ago
God Bless John Coltrane..............
MuzikLuvar 4 months ago
Cold stars in the night
bring together the worm idea of Jazz
I live in a world of living pain & sadness
but out of darkness comes the colors of music.
taylorrice84 4 months ago
@taylorrice84 nice poem. I think you mean "warm idea" though, not 'worm' ;)
DrugStabbingTime 4 months ago
Check out McCoy's climax at 3:35
custardapple777 5 months ago 3
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MrHank1020 4 months ago
It surely doesn't get any better!!!
eyewashington 5 months ago 3
@eyewashington ...no it doesn't
MrHank1020 4 months ago
I can't believe in anything except the religion of Human being , but Coltrane has been a true messiah for something too great for most of us . Musi shows us a way to understand the world around , but it's a way square head 'scientists can't print .
BOOOZB 5 months ago
this let my think that I'm at a bar, you just sit there and listen to this beautiful music while drinking a small cocktail, damn it's just beautiful
gekkevoetballer 5 months ago
Trane . Go ahead and get me dreaming. In all my old things.
GuilleMartinezBass 5 months ago
Thank you...I am alive again. Revived and Rejuvenated.
eloyhere 6 months ago
The Divine itself was compossing and playing through him... Thaks for sharing!!!
marinatula 6 months ago
John was and will ever be just unbeleivable... he really was way ahead of his times musically and spiritually... He's the best... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOOUR MUSIC
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Thelookoutslookout 8 months ago
i'm dreaming .....
franzfirst78 8 months ago
Listen to a man praising the Lord through the talent God gave him! Praise the Lord, Jesus Christ! He is pure love!
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....Coltrane is probably one of the few musical artists that has mad me cry with his music. When I listen to this beautiful song, I hear the voice of man that is talking to God and letting him know about his trials and tribulation....about the beauty and hardship of life. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
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TrunkDaPhunk 8 months ago
Does it get any better? Not for me. Absolutely beautiful.
ssur55 8 months ago
444 likes 4 dilikes magic number make it 445
litlewing 8 months ago
rtw 1313 I'm very sorry to hear about your brother. I lost my father to murder and my mother to congestive heart failure. I have also lost friends to murder and death has always been something complicated for me to accept. However, I wish you the best and I ask you to hold on to God's unchanging hands. He will provide you with the healing that you need. Stay up.
jocaralewis 9 months ago
@jocaralewis Thank you for your kind words and please know that I am terribly sorry for your losses, as well. I wish you well too, and praise God/Goodness/Miracles or whatever one wishes to believe in that we have things and people as beautiful as this in our world to help us through--including people like you. All the best.
rtw1313 9 months ago
I always thought this was a very pretty piece, but then my brother, who was also my best friend, was diagnosed with terminal cancer three weeks ago. I thought of it again soon after I got the news and listened to it almost every day--usually multiple times. My brother died two days ago and I am listening to it yet again. I simply can't get this tune out of my head, and happily so. There are few things on this earth as beautiful as the memory of my brother, but this is one of them.
rtw1313 9 months ago
@rtw1313 It's a sad, but beautifull story, I'm so convinced your brother is now where this music come. Go on if you need to talk or something I'm here. Greetings from Spain.
amusicianinparis 5 months ago
@amusicianinparis Thank you for your kind words. I've made it beyond the 100 day mark since his passing and I am doing ok, but i still listen to this tune now and then :-). I just hope someone plays it at my funeral.
rtw1313 5 months ago
@gcalixto&squidwerks- firt,the picture you chose of John is to much for mere words,second I agree with you sw,, and to the gathered room, love yus
zenbooter 9 months ago
this song is ... healing me ...
Brazil
perfhulm 9 months ago 3
Absolutely Beautiful. I am going to introduce my friend who is totally blind to this amazing Music from this Beautiful Man. My friend wants to learn the Saxophone and I feel this would be a beautriful number for him to listen to. It has so much Beauty and Feeling in it that will inspire him. I want to weep when I hear his beautiful music. May your spirit live on eternally John. The Peace and Beauty you pass on to many people will help many get through difficult times throughout their days.
Jeddaization 10 months ago 2
@squidwerks... amazing how when you come to a Coltrane video or some other master you get the most intelligent and heartfelt comments.... there is so much negative energy on you tube but not when you are in the presence of genius. Thanks for that comment man...
uneedtherapy42 10 months ago 2
I can't listen to this without crying and I have been listening to this for 40 years.
samadjhi 11 months ago 10
Nobody's ever done it for me like Coltrane. This man was INCREDIBLE
powderdd 11 months ago
...listen to this song like fall in love, or so much better...
vizipok1 11 months ago
Doesn't have to sing 1 note and he is 1 of the greatest musicians ever
HipHop226 11 months ago
Hello fellow Coltrain Jazz lovers...isn't he great..I'm so glad I got to listen to him and I named my son Naim after I heard Naima.
shop4sue 11 months ago
Tears
doodovf 11 months ago 2
Just great...love you Mr. Coltrane you made my whole day.....
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MoniRokse 1 year ago
In what record this is?
cardona6569 1 year ago
can I flag this as the best, most tasty thing my ears have ever heard? It took years to get my ears able to hear jazz, and the reward is this sacred smooth sounds of Mr. Coltrane, thanks you Lord for Coltrane.
danirox79 1 year ago
Heavenly!
renaynaynay 1 year ago
YUMMY!
VEIKUMSTIEN 1 year ago
It really doesn't get any better.
stinkypantsstinks 1 year ago
beautiful
MrVelsan77 1 year ago
DEAR LORD! ITS BEAUTIFUL
DeathToTehFurries 1 year ago
This is my all-time favorite Coltrane track.
SuperPussyFinger 1 year ago
is that duke ellington on piano?
EMCEMITCH 1 year ago
@EMCEMITCH McCoy Tyner
bpclarkmusic 1 year ago
that's very nice
Crybaby238 1 year ago
Perfect.
ishtapinks 1 year ago 3
good.
ttttaaaakkkkaaaa27 1 year ago
I get so teary eyed when I hear any John Coltrane. But this song speaks to me of my family, my childhood, and my love of all things music. It saddens me and makes me thrilled in the same notes. This is one of my favorite Jazz pieces and I thank my Dad for introducing me to Jazz at such a young age.
JESblankets 1 year ago 3
oldies but goldies
sNw0w 1 year ago 2
Mccoy Tyner is an absolute joy...his piano is closest thing to aural heaven I have heard
nubianhorizons 1 year ago
Dear, Lord. May each day be filled with your grace and guidance. You and only you, know the true potential I have in life. Guide me towards my, God gifted potential. Amen.
shne388 1 year ago 6
Que sensación! beautiful Song!
parsonsmaniatik 1 year ago
Dear Lord..may John William Coltrane R.I.P. .in Jesus's name...Amen !
william52648 1 year ago 16
amazing
wukillah92 1 year ago
Beautiful.
rockstarpaul 1 year ago
This is on the Cosby show one episode! The one where Cliff and Claire have a fight!
Jazzomite1 1 year ago 2
This song is the best when its pouring rain, the fire place is popping, and I'm reading. I also often find myself saying "Dear Lord" when I see something too beautiful for any other words.
BabylonGenocide149 1 year ago
im confused - how the heck have i lived on this earth for 50 years and NEVER sat and listened to this man he is true genius has made my morning chores just melt away as i played his music - and i feel so happy and relaxed - have i encountered god this morning?
mollymiggs 1 year ago 45
@mollymiggs ...maybe not, but u get close ;-)
pandadance 1 year ago
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drewjitsu 7 months ago
@mollymiggs Yes you have encountered god indeed! Welcome to the world of onondaruth and join the church of st john coltrane!.
nhcal 4 months ago
Q:does it get any better?
A:Wise One :) :) :)
gigglepet 1 year ago
No. It doesn't get any better. Been trying to find this song for years (heard it on The Cosby Show), but didn't know the title. Thanks so much! Love it! :-)
tifflwal 1 year ago
Wow! Thank God for You Tube and Thank God for Mr. Coltrane!!
SixtyThreeStrat 1 year ago 2
To TH3M1M, Visit a quiet place in the park, play long notes, then play at a tree. Develop your tone first.
adegbenro1 1 year ago
Hello, i'm a high school tenor player, and i'm wondering what would be the best ways to improve my sound to be more "tenor like." Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
TH3M1M 1 year ago
@TH3M1M , Practice your long tones. Start with one scale and work your way up and down slowly while tapering the beginning and end of your notes. This will strengthen your amberature and breathing, allowing you to create a solid tone that you can later adjust as desired based on your direction. This technique also allows you to create a strong "clean" sounding tone at any range. Good luck and enjoy.
saxstang 1 year ago
this is atonishing, a true prayer
impulsobytheshades 1 year ago 3
I have been listening to this for nearly 40 years, in times of happiness and in times of sadness, and it has always moved me and given me joy & strength. I have never grown weary of it because it never sounds quite the same, and that is because it engages with the soul, which is also never quite the same.
gwranda 1 year ago 5
Seeing him in 1965 was transforming
jay1beaux 1 year ago
My girlfiend and I where at an opening art exhibit at PS 1 in LIC NY around maybe 1999?.A artist used this song to accompany his homemade movies of NYC trains on the elevated lines in NYC in the 60's.A very moving experence for both her and I.Both native New Yorkers!!!Thank you John Coltrane.P.S.If you are the artist who created the film please contact me.Peace and Love
mohomoho1 1 year ago
The Holy Ghost is comming in 2:17..a touch of the Creator himself ! 4:01,4:21......
Unbelievable ! God bless him...and his Friend Pharoah Sanders !! Thanx gcalixto for this Galaxie Uploading.
MAZETUNE69 1 year ago 2
Holy Man
Nasyid1 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this.
Blondejack2003 1 year ago
`oh so beautiful ou know he had revelation of the Divine, The Holy One. You can just feel it....
777firelight 1 year ago
Thank God for St. John Coltrane! His sound so deep and still. "I believe...."
donnauzoigwe 1 year ago
To answer the question "Does it get any better?", my answer is no, not for me. A most beautiful and moving melody.
ssur55 1 year ago
Pity that, to the undiscerning ear, so much of this masterpiece will go unnoticed.
CharlieMoher 1 year ago
@CharlieMoher A blessing that you and I are just two of many people who can appreciate its beauty.
thath09 1 year ago
GOD OF A SAX......
ljubohendrix 1 year ago
a holy man
ishtapinks 1 year ago
Such beauty... Wonderful... Thanks for sharing :)
novocain13 1 year ago
His music is the voice of God.
cosmo2631 1 year ago 4
I think Ravi Shankar could see the god quality and deep soul in John- this tune among others shows why- Ravi said on interview that Trane came to see him about learning the music of India- Ravi said the was the most HUMBLE man. I suspect that John had gone way past ego playing early on.... boy, do I miss him... bless you for posting! and, you are so right on- it doesn't get any better. Ravi said John passed away in just a few weeks after they met and talked about music.
sitarnut 1 year ago
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR OVER !) YEARS!!!!!!!! I got a comment back from another yt'er with the name yesterday! I swear a tear hit my cheek at the first note! Beautiful!!
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kamakazichimp 2 years ago
i can't stop playing Dear Lord.........
jannycash1 2 years ago 2
To Soothe the weary soul
sledgrhammer 2 years ago 4
Oh my!!!! Ahhh... A masterpiece!
zerblis 2 years ago 38
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This is life music, the soundtrack of living..the break for the day in and day out monotony. Playing this tune enhances my day and brings me closer to the present moment and whats most important
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hmntrchwsdnidabnklon 2 years ago
touches my soul every time
kywena 2 years ago
Thank God for John Coltrane!
jgmambo 2 years ago 4
excellent............lord.
wseaqyght34217 2 years ago
I want to Talk about You newport 63...
but this is mellifluous gold- honey driveling through truth and sound don't stop...hold me tight in your lips every movement is felt and two can try to be one
ShaulDavid18 2 years ago 2
this is my favourite melody of 'TRANE'S
paxandrews 2 years ago 3
great tune..
SIRONEDRAGON 2 years ago 2
I think the CD /Album is called 'TRANSITION'
SIRONEDRAGON 2 years ago
Inspiring isnt enough of a word to describe this. Monumental maybe but you know what Im saying.
Iseeme63 2 years ago 3
what record??
SamHartSaxophone 2 years ago
@SamHartSaxophone Dear Old Stockholm.
tkrol62 1 year ago
@SamHartSaxophone Dear Old Stockholm
tkrol62 1 year ago
Chillbumps every time I hear it.
DrTmouth 2 years ago 2
1st time hearing this song and already got it on repeat. Talk about love @ 1st sound. Hook, line and sinker :)
coolymac 2 years ago 4
i really want to start playing but i dont know where to start ... in terms of what kind
what kind is he using in this song?
masterminda2 2 years ago
I have been playing this song in my new/old 1982 MB sedan, on an old tape, unmarked except for, "Coltrane Ballads" This song began to captivate me and I would hold the rewind, playing in it a loop without knowing the title. Somehow, the title "Dear Lord" came back into my head, and I thought, what the hell, I'll try YouTube.
I agree with the comment below; as transcendent as are JC's numerous ballads, this one stands out.
dersh1234 2 years ago
To me, this tune is the best representation of Coltrane. In one ingenius masterstroke, he blends spirituality and swing into a grand epic, but with a subtle modesty that only he can convey. My favorite Coltrane tune by a country mile.
Thelookoutslookout 2 years ago 4
Psalm is good competition, don't you agree?
abevink92 2 years ago
@Thelookoutslookout: beautifully put, I couldn't agree more.
pholkins 2 years ago
beautiful
dreadtodred 2 years ago 3
Someone said that the actor Gene Hackman could read a telephone directory and make one pay attention. Well, Coltrane could play a simple scale and make it into a masterpiece. He had the best tone in the world! His music will live on forever!
peppersax 2 years ago 2
Anyone who has studied the career of John Coltrane even a little bit understands this is a poignant, spiritual revery from the latter part of his career and you would also know that many of the hundreds of other tunes recorded in the decade prior to this are filled with more intellectually engaging, "clever", harmonically challenging works of an absolute master. The fact is this is one of the most recorded jazz artists ever who left an incredibly rich legacy for us to explore and grow from.
squidwerks1 2 years ago 3
I've also had the extreme privilege of working with McCoy Tyner on several occasions and set my first born in those big paws when he was a month old. Not bad juju to bestow upon a kid...
If you miss the deep spirituality evident in Coltrane's later work and the emotional weight he can convey with each note (ala Miles) then you are missing a HUGE part of the aural story... Personally I'll take heart over clever any day!
squidwerks1 2 years ago 35
@squidwerks1 This is heart AND clever!
OriginellerUserName 1 year ago
@squidwerks1 McCoy is one of the finest jazz pianist and one of my personal favorites...he was such a huge part of the coltrane sound for a few years...
sohooded 1 year ago
@sohooded Amen. Eric Dolphy also a severely under rated Coltrane associate.
JoeGancher 1 year ago
@JoeGancher So true..so true!
sohooded 1 year ago
@squidwerks1 My friend, I can relate.
mtcharts 1 year ago
@squidwerks1 ...but when a cat like trane comes along, you get both heart and clever.
austin33309 1 year ago
@squidwerks1 Trane is evidence that death is not what it means....
mcoli2720 1 year ago
O maior dos maiores ,o mestre dos mestres
MAXSARDEN 2 years ago 2
This is a very Romantic man. Look at these songs he plays. They're all about Love. A Love Supreme.
eugenesedita 2 years ago 3
No secondary dominants, modulations, modal work , no chromatics, just D maj. that's it?
eugenesedita 2 years ago 4
... and where did I claim to be as good as Coltrane in my post ? All the notes in this tune occur in the D Major Scale.......Charlatan..... and its a nice slow piece.... meaning it's not a difficult tune to play. That is not to diminish it.
CharlieMoher 2 years ago
I know it's not all that difficult to play...a D major (concert pitch) scale.
CharlieMoher 2 years ago
really, that's what you think this is, a Dmajor scale? If you had a 100 yrs, you couldnt do what Mr. Coltrane does.. Please.
eugenesedita 2 years ago
Yes...on the planet I am from, this song is in concert D Major and the notes he is playing are from the D Major scale. I have the chart in front of me. Can you show me what notes in the song aren't ?
CharlieMoher 2 years ago
I'm not denying that's it's in D major. All I'm saying is knowing that and even having the music in front of you doesn't make you are John Coltrane or could ever play it as he does. That I would call hubris. Look it up. As if the key that it's in makes any difference. Wow, It's in D, you're cool. Happy now? Notice it wasn't the D maj. scale I was disputing . I thought you were implying that you could play like Mr. Coltrane because you know what key it's in.
eugenesedita 2 years ago
pshh. jazz nerds... nah but really i love jazz why else would i be here.
MuscularBeaverx 2 years ago
anyone know where i can get the sheet music to this song ? It's my fave Coltrane.
CharlieMoher 2 years ago
Check with Andrew White. He's transcribed everything Coltrane and much, much more.
Andrews Music,
4830 South Dakota Ave.N.E.
Washington DC 20017 USA
ph# 202-526-3666
1jazzsoul 2 years ago
Ya I'll maybe try that as I've seen his name before on the net. I'd prefer email than cold calling somebody.
CharlieMoher 2 years ago
Me, too, but he's never had a web site or an email address (at least, not a public one). I've always sent snail mail. Since he's hugely auditory :-) I'm sure he would appreciate a phone call as well. He IS the John Coltrane Library!
1jazzsoul 2 years ago
Nah, It don't get no better than this. You should list personnel. I'm guessing; McCoy Tyner ,p, Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe jones, d.
eugenesedita 2 years ago
drums haynes; garrison on that bass
zynnetrix 2 years ago 2
thanks, always give credit where credit is due. You have some really nice posts. Eclectic selections. Have to check em out. thanks again.
eugenesedita 2 years ago
tyner,garrison,elvin
dreadtodred 2 years ago
Semplicemente immenso
Stefano Bartoli
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sweetwine99 2 years ago
everyone has different taste in music so you really can't base someone's character or intelligence by the music they listen to.
texassunset 2 years ago
One of the most beautiful and emotional composition. John Coltrane was and still is the best.
bluesky7forever 2 years ago 2
entrenous01625, I think it's on Transition.
mehedmb 2 years ago