Inspiration takes all forms. The most common, when it comes to music, is a type of mimicry. The best, though, suggests a new direction. This … Read More “Sean Khan: Supreme Love: A Journey Through Coltrane (BBE)”
Memphis’ late great towering pianist Harold Mabern had it all down cold. Whether it was the many shades of bop, the varied hues of the … Read More “Harold Mabern: Mabern Plays Coltrane (Smoke Sessions)”
We live amid a golden age of archival jazz releases. Or is it becoming a glut? Historically significant tapes seem to be unearthed daily, discovered … Read More “John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle (Impulse!)”
Our brave new digital world has laid waste to the market for physical music media, but a few niche categories are still viable. One is … Read More “John Coltrane: Blue World (Impulse!)”
Jazz is a music of ensembles working toward a shared common goal through improvisatory avenues, but it is most special when focused on partnerships. Bird … Read More “Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)”
Early in the new documentary Chasing Trane, Benny Golson recalls his friendship with John Coltrane, complaining that the iconic saxophonist made him do all the … Read More “John Coltrane: Love & Heart & Spirit”
Let’s assume there’s zero chance you’re considering the purchase of a set like this one-six monaural Coltrane albums, sans extras-unless you already own the records … Read More “John Coltrane: The Atlantic Years—In Mono”
Veteran jazz fans probably do not often listen to A Love Supreme, saxophonist John Coltrane’s unfathomably important 1965 album of passionate, spiritual jazz. They internalized … Read More “John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters”
John Coltrane had been an on-and-off member of Miles Davis’ First Great Quintet for five years when the group-filled out at this juncture by pianist … Read More “The Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane: All Of You: The Last Tour 1960”
John Coltrane’s Nov. 11, 1966, concert at Temple University is the stuff of legend, and not all of it good: The event was sparsely attended; … Read More “John Coltrane: Offering; Live at Temple University”
