John Coltrane, Frank Kofsky Interview 1966 Part 2

[daddysevenpointfiver]

Frank won't get what he wants from Coltrane. I think John was from the generation and culture where it is considered rude to ask a 'minority' about racism. As if it's bad enough, now he's got to relate it to an 'understanding' whitey.

[crayrail]

lol "This could be Frank, this could be..." Trane is very patient with Frank who just pointed out the obvious, most club owners/managers were white, most of the musicians were black. As if this was such a profound observation from a man originally from the South! Again though Frank deserves a little credit for actually engaging Trane in the issues and documenting it.

[brainchildroy]

I love this. Coltrane said "The music is rising into something else." He knew it was changing.

[rk702]

I am always very happy to hear what an artist like Coltrane, Miles, Bird ect... has to say on any topic, but I always come away from these interviews dissatisfied. The interviewer seems to get caught up in proving what they know, or who they know, and not get to the musical/artistic substance of the genius in front of them.

[rk702]

... Its funny, on some of the Miles Daviss interviews he gets asked some of the dumbest questions but he gets through the ridiculousness of it and then takes it the answer into the negative space, a place he was a master of in his music and apparently in conversation as well.

[Flextones]

There is a difference between practicing and giging. When you are learning and developing you need to gig to develop consistency because playing in front of people is more stressful than practicing where you can mess up and no one hears it but you. Trance had reached the point that he could go inside and find out how to develop his music with out being distracted with people around him on a gig.

[mahoose6]

Thank you so much bro

[tenorking9]

These posts are great!!!