From Kent Williams Sent Mon, Aug 23rd 1999, 16:53
From Kent Williams Sent Mon, Aug 23rd 1999, 16:53
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Kevin Ryan wrote: > martin <xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxx-xxxx.xx.xx> responds: > >>john coltrane > >> > >>if theres one musician i think everyone has to check out its trane.. > >> > >>devastating > > Um, if I had to pick one word for Coltrane, it would > be "inaccessible." At least for his later free-form > period. I personally don't like all his noodling around, I don't know -- I find "Interstellar Space" to be immensely accessible once you let yourself appreciate it purely as a sonic environment. Coltrane's music demands a surrender from the listener -- if you try to keep up with him using your analytical mind you'll be exhausted. Better to just let the sound wash over you. There are many pretty atypical Coltrane recordings that give you some idea of his range -- I love the "Ballads" record, and the "Africa Brass" sessions with Eric Dolphy. > Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps," however, there's > some gratuitous complexity I can understand. > Sacre is ripe for a Funkstorung remix ;-)