John Coltrane - India

Album: Impressions, 1963
Musicians:
John Coltrane - Soprano sax, tenor sax
Eric Dolphy - Bass clarinet, alto sax
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Reggie Workman - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Roy Haynes - Drums

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Jazz

[allthisandheaventoo]

... so laid back its horizontal

[impfondo1]

This is just so fukin cool

[HexSpa]

If you count it straight and-3, and-1. 1, 2 AND 3, 4 AND 1. The "and 3" and "and 1" make it easy to count for me because that's where I'm hearing consistent accents.

[nielsmyrner]

...thanks for posting this! Love this track.

[dave07799]

magical



[diseasefreeforall]

Beautiful. Easy to hear how the Byrds lifted Eight Miles High directly from this.

[fatguyonpc]

eric dolphy kills on this track

[porterhall27]

@jodi183 yes just focus on the hi hat that tells you it is in 4/4. Elvin Jones never seems to do the obvious a truely gifted drummer. Have a listen to "all or nothing at all", the drum intro is amazing..

[jodi183]

I'm counting 4/4 as well. 12/8 is compound rhythm. I'm not hearing the bassist play a compound rhythm. To me, it sounds like Elvin Jones is playing a lot of syncopated rhythms on the snare and accenting a lot of the upbeats, maybe that's why it sounds like it's not in common time. Either way, it's badass.

[porterhall27]

@Jazzdrum1210 4/4 time