John Coltrane - Africa 1/2

[Guk1981]

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[sevildrib]

The jury is still out for me on the existence of an omniscient super being so I thank evolution for throwing JC (John Coltrane, that is) onto the plain of human artistic endeavour>>>a ground-breaking session that changed the face of jazz with it's tone poem inspired by Africa brought together on a continental scale>>>profound, beautiful, essential music for all time

[prjctcivilian]

if god threw a party is heaven you can bet Coltrane is wailing away centre state

[Othman1216]

Up to now NO one I mean NO one even in the highest circle of American Jazz musicians, how John coltrane could blow out some unic sounds of Saxo. Because

any human being can either drink water or breath air, never both at the same time now Coltrane did both at the same time but with his Saxo. Karim Casa Morocco

[demfukas]

My god, how much could a full orchestra have added to such sublimeness?

[MsFrancois1]

simply amazing. coltrane's time with babatunde olatunji was well spent for exposing him to African music

[pjdrjcat]

This is (one of) John´ s ultimate(s). Had the original on vinyl; have moved to a foreign country and was forced to give all my vinyl´s away; to one of younger generation who will ensure this music lives! Have gotten my hands now on reissued CD! !Viva la musica!

pjdrjcat Los Alcazares Spain

[macklemoreosis]

oh man oh man oh man oh man. this song. nothing like this song.

[Mysticuhuru]

He was just amazing...thank you

[christmascorysmith]

who will be the next musician to touch the world on a level anywhere close to how many lives have been affected by the music he shared.probably when he did dear Lord, he gave a clue. . .magoo

[dollarmoney1]

who ever dislikes this is a dip shit. dont be jealous because u weren't famous

[fr3lonbrun]

OMG, this just blew my mind the first 100 times I listened to it! Using the two bassists, the brass section's free arrangement (pointing toward later directions) with all their screaming, whooping sonic lushness - mm mm MM!! Yeah...And then, like, who even NEEDS to talk about Trane's SICK American abstract graffiti? Raw. Those blazing chord clusters arpeggiated and approaching the speed of light past the mass of a man in the grasp of the Infinite.

[lljtam1960]

@fr3lonbrun Eric Dolphy did that arrangement. Eric actually heard those sounds in nature, and played them, especially on bass clarinet work and flute. Funny how some people don't live long, but they give us so much. Wise of John to give voice to screamers like Pharoah and Eric. John played a lot of emotion, and many people misunderstood that. He was based in and always striving for the highest, most beautiful, eternal part of himself. You said it perfectly in one word: infinite.

[glg20decoy]

Just so damn honest when he plays. Thanks JC!

[bertdockx]

@glg20decoy damn right, the Honesty! thousands and thousands of sax players studying and copying him, but how do you copy a soul? we're lucky to be able to listen to this music.

[jack23j]

Thanks Very Much !!

[sigbangschmidt]

AFRIKA! the place where we come from.

[NartMakhsida]

Thank God for John Coltrane.

[lljtam1960]

And I thank John for making God clearer. His music encouraged me to go within and purify. His infinite explorations into his humble, Godlike nature light the way for all of us to be strong as we strive to work unceasingly as John did, and to live God's love, as John and other great masters did (and still do).

[fr3lonbrun]

@lljtam1960 - know what I'm sayin'?? True, that. Because that's so much a part of Coltrane's being. You already know people out there who KNOW know where you're coming from. And somehow, although at first I thought the old 60s liner note writers were just being poetic, it began to dawn on me that there really IS a cleansing effect after really hearing those harrowing streams of sound Trane would emit, like God through music had saved his life (& it had).

[KsE1029]

@lljtam1960 i actually thought people fighting about genres was the most annoying thing in youtube comments. you sir, have surpassed that.

[MaikoKP]

fantastic!

[zurblug]

thank you