John Coltrane, My Favorite Things, Village Vanguard Again 1/2

[pongosgroove5]

man how he comes in gets me every time, .. wow. the wisest cry there ever was

[UNKLEDD]

yeah, the end is cut, bad work, man, ugly

[tranesonic]

@UNKLEDD its part 1 of 2

[wk4max]

''Trane' stuck a vain laughter and pain adventures the mind could explore'' .....gil scott heron :is that jazz?

[bomberino76]

Si, si, tutto molto bello, il disco ce l'ho, adoro Coltrane che per me era un genio, però...in alcuni punti sembra che stiano sgozzando un maiale anziché suonare!

[Miloshevits]

This isn't my favourite late Coltrane album, check out his version of My Favourite Things from his Live in Japan album. It includes a 14 minute bass solo to start off, and passionate playing from the entire band. They weren't aware that they were being recorded which would probably explain the songs being drawn out to almost an hour long.

[Praguedive]

@Miloshevits Yeah, Live in Japan is definitely Trane's best live album. Putting MFT aside it also contains the very well known songs Afro Blue and Crescent, as well as Leo (from the Meditations album) and two beautifil versions of Peace on Earth. Over 4 hours of some of the best Trane material. You can find almost the entire album here on Youtube. Please be sure to check it out!

[DarkCocou]

tremendo!!!

[7thclouds]

this is the sound tides push u2the groove of music

[Dethsquirrel]

HOLY DOG SHIT THIS IS AMAZING, im now a coltrane fan

[macewindu67]

I feel like I just came. Purely orgasmic.

[mnemonyxx2]

Sublime - a long time fave - thanks for sharing. :)

[mantaishere]

Wow.... there is something so majestic and beautifully macabre about Alice's accompaniment. I don't know if it's the position/inversion of the chords she's playing, especially in the chorus, but it's so dark and foreboding. Totally ambivalent about this one. It makes me feel frightened. And anxious. And helpless.

I love John Coltrane. I actually love him.

[lljtam1960]

@mantaishere Yeah, I love those chords. It's like a music lesson. Monk was good at showing another way of saying something. All these players (Trane, Miles, Rollins, Bud,...) went over to Monk's house every day. From one perspective, life itself is dark and foreboding with many obstacles. John's lyrical playing brings light, enabling us to fly through, over, & around unpleasant things.

[opinioninflicting]

@mantaishere No it is great. I remember hearing her after Tyner thinking she is not as good, but listen to her final album. She was actually a master musician. Coltrane let her in the group as an apprentice, but by the end of her life she was as great as Coltrane saw. Kind of sad since she stopped playing music, but she did release that last record.

[pongosgroove5]

@mantaishere you have no idea how much i love those chords

[cavaleer]

@mantaishere It's interesting when I hear people describe Coltrane's music the way you did. I remember back in '95 or so hearing a guy at the old landmark Tower Records store downtown, describe Coltrane's "Transition" as "angry." Yours is actually a very common interpretation of the minor blues and the minor key in general- "dark and foreboding", "frightened, helpess", "macabre"- as Hollywood has programmed the ears w/ musical scores. To me the minor key has always sounded "strong" and "deep"

[mantaishere]

@cavaleer Well that is a very good point, although I consider myself non-conformist. :)  Yes, you could quite argue that these responses are the result of the subliminal effects of lifelong exposure to particular types of sound. That cannot be helped for many of us, and I guess one has to retrain his or her ears through exposure to that which is unknown. In saying that, THIS 'sound' is by far not everyone's cup of tea, so I'll take my brownie points thanks.

[cavaleer]

@mantaishere Haha, fair enough and good points.

[franco6719]

I have heard some people mention a phenomenon called "post-Coltrane" jazz? Seriously!!

[Bluesmen88]

@franco6719 Everything has to evolve, even Jazz.

[franco6719]

@Bluesmen88 Of course I agree! I' was just showing my deep respect for Coltrane. I sometimes feel that the man explored almost everything that is musically possible to explore! I know that's not literally true, but he would have.

[lljtam1960]

@franco6719 You have great insight. When I had the experience of hearing John in person, it was like a dream in that I knew that I was seeing & hearing the highest possibility of music. Then, the next night, he would take it even higher, which showed me that I was wrong! I understand infinity in a mathematical sense, but John's music showed me infinity in a spiritual( lasting, not illusory) sense. What I got was that we are infinite beings, capable of more. You said it in fewer words.

[franco6719]

@lljtam1960 You heard the man IN PERSON!! Unbelievable. Alas, I was not even born yet when Coltrane died (1967 or so?) . But that must have been one heck of an experience to treasure.

[lljtam1960]

@franco6719 Once again, you have touched upon a major point. When dealing with improvised music, especially, the best playing is done Live! Thanks to Praguedive. Thanks to You Tube. We have so many great live recordings to choose from. And, don't underestimate the power and importance of your imagination which enables you to hear. It's almost like being there. John said that having someone listen to his music & appreciate what he's trying to do is like having another member in the band.

[laker1516]

LSD FTW!

[antibalas79]

@laker1516 you fucking retard

[subg88]

@antibalas79

How so? Coltrane was an outspoken advocate of LSD therapy.

[toicannon]

Mr. John Coltrane, the best there is, the best the was, and the best is, (Sax Player) there will every be. Strong words I know, that its the truth!!!