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Be warned, jazz neophytes, this is not Coltrane for beginners, nor is it jazz for beginners. Recorded less than a year before his untimely death, this long journey captures two Coltrane performances at different venues in Tokyo in July, 1966. The set list shows Coltrane's wild interpretations of songs from his earlier days ("Cresent", "My Favorite Things", "Afro Blue") paired along side his equally crazy free-form compositions of recent ("Leo" and "Peace On Earth").
At this point, Coltrane's explorations were so intense and expansive that two-thirds of his longtime quartet had departed. Pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer extraordinaire Elvin Jones had left to pursue solo careers and were now replaced with Coltrane's wife Alice, on piano, and drummer Rashied Ali on drums (bassist Jimmy Garrison was the only holdover from the classic John Coltrane quartet). Coltrane was now also employing the wild skills of Pharoah Sanders to add to the cacophony. Tread lightly, this is just damn crazy stuff. It's ain't for babies, and neither are the size of these DLs.
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COLTRANE SPEAKS! A rare audio interview with Coltrane from 1960. Given that he was such a private & mysterious man, it's amazing to finally hear this legend's voice. (SFW / 6:29 min.)
The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions was recorded in the Spring of 1961, and it remains John Coltrane's only flirtation with orchestral jazz (a 17-piece orchestra). Arranged by Coltrane's then-alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy, this is still one of the most overlooked Coltrane releases, and its full of hints as to where Coltrane was about to venture musically. It's both fast and slow, loud and soft, elevating and enervating. But most of all - this is seriously busy and often dark.
Let My Children Hear Music is regarded by Charles Mingus as his own favorite album. By 1972, Mingus was miles away from the fast hard-bop of his early years and was now almost exclusively devoted to orchestral jazz. This is an album ripe with themes of death and things-gone-wrong, and its use of a string section is still rare by today's standards.
John Coltrane - The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions [1961]
1. The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 3. Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too 4. Taurus In The Arena Of Life 5. Hobo Ho 6. The Chill Of Death 7. The I Of Hurricane Sue
Attention all Karate Kid fans! You will just love this music video, even though the actual music is quite bad (I've never heard of this band). How did they get all these actors together again? The cameo at the end of the video is the best part of it. (7:44 min / SFW)
1. Say It (Over And Over Again) 2. You Don't Know What Love Is 3. Too Young To Go Steady 4. All Or Nothing At All 5. I Wish I Knew 6. What's New 7. It's Easy To Remember (But So Hard To Forget) 8. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
1. Giant Steps 2. Cousin Mary 3. Naima 4. Like Sonny 5. My Shining Hour 6. My Favorite Things 7. Central Park West 8. Summertime 9. Mr. Syms 10. Equinox 11. Body And Soul
1. Better Git It In Your Soul 2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 3. Boogie Stop Shuffle 4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors 5. Open Letter To Duke 6. Bird Calls 7. Fables Of Faubus 8. Pussy Cat Dues 9. Jelly Roll 10. Pedal Point Blues 11. GG Train 12. Girl Of My Dreams
