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JPSaxMan · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject: AOTW #7

This week's artist (not to rush into things)....John Coltrane Mr. Green

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Jacob · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:50 pm Post subject:

Obscure fact #1: He enjoyed drinking a glass of warm water between sets at some gigs to refresh his mind.
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Altosaxophonerules · Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 Location: Canada

Have a look at http://www.johncoltrane.com/
Videos, Movies and biogarphy.

Jacob · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject:

Fact #2 (not really obscure): Coltrane named his son Ravi after Ravi Shankar (sitarist), who was a spiritual influence of his during the 1960s.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:52 am Post subject:

I knew he played on a Selmer Balanced Action tenor. I think I might have seen him with a Mark VI, but that's up for debate. He played on Otto Link pieces. He also played a Mark VI (I think?) soprano. If it wasn't a Mark VI, then it was another SBA. Not sure what alto he played, and I knew he did play an alto, I saw a picture of him with one, just not sure what it was.

What kind of reeds did he play on? Or don't we know? Confused

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reisio · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 177 Location: Florida

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject:

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Tully · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 170 Location: Woodinville, WA

Matt AV · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 34 Location: Pondicherry, India

This is a very interesting movie of the Classic Quartet featuring McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elivin Jones:
http://www.dvdcorner.net/html/jcoltrane.html

Louis Scuderi · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:45 am Post subject:

I looked at same that DVD in a music store earlier this week... Cool

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Jacob · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:52 am Post subject:

It was said that when the quartet played live, it was even a workout for the AUDIENCE. If there was one gig I wish I could have lived to hear, it would have been his Vanguard date(s) with Tyner, Garrison, and Jones... and Eric Dolphy.
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OldEyes · Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Cuckooland

Greetings,

I am a big enthuisist on his latter work such as A Love Supreme, Meditations, Ascension, and Interstellar Space.

Regards,

Alexander
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