What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

Nice piece, Music Head !!!! I have an incredible 4 CD live set - Live in Japan and Coltrane does one whole side of My Favorite Things...one of his standards ! The improvisation on this is nothing but pure genius that just keeps changing and evolving in over twenty minutes !!!!

from my library (cd)



Time for one of my rare jazz masterpieces. Yes I love jazz. Just don't have that much. Hey, you can't buy everything. Not so much a fan of the new age/modern jazz, but the traditional variety can just mellow me out. It and classical are my exceptions to the dislike of instrumental music. It doesn't need words. This was recorded in 1964 with McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) and of course, John on sax. Recognized by most as his greatest album, A Love Supreme's spiritual inspiration were John's dedication to God. Divided into four parts, this is meant to be one piece of work, so I cannot say there is a best track. It's all superb. Love finding these old live clips of the masters of the genre. By jazz standards the album sold quite well and is recognized as one of the greatest of all time. John Coltrane passed away in 1967, from liver cancer at the young age of 40.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

1) Acknowledgement ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=carlCAIKrzA
2) Resolution ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oJ7Pi1aF1o
3) Pursuance ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRm6xG0agtE
4) Psalm ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1xe7FDsQWY

so many albums, so little time