05-07-2011, 03:21
Coletrane is a bit beyond me. I own A Love Supreme and I have given it several listens. Afterwards, I always have this sort of sneaky, embarrassed feeling because I come away from it wondering what exactly it is that I just cannot get hold of. I keep coming back to it (and suppose I will continue to do so) because I remember (quite some time ago) someone whose musical taste and wisdom I held in high esteem spoke of Coletrane with a reverence that could not be ignored.
B.B. King (whom I adore) is attributed with this pronouncement: "Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning."
I think this quip comes closest to capturing what eludes me; when it comes to Jazz, I have the ears of a high school kid.
B.B. King (whom I adore) is attributed with this pronouncement: "Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning."
I think this quip comes closest to capturing what eludes me; when it comes to Jazz, I have the ears of a high school kid.
