Music DVD Review: Jazz Icons - Series 5
Feb 8, 2:46pm
Music @ Blogcritics.org
Music @ Blogcritics.orgJohn Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, and the Jazz Messengers in one stellar package.
Artist: john coltrane
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As Coltrane said, "One thought can produce millions of vibrations and they all go back to God." A spiritual jazz masterpiece is the 67th most acclaimed album of all time. Counterbalance has a listen. Mendelsohn: John Coltrane's A Love Supreme marks only the second jazz album we've encountered on the Great List. The last one we worked over was Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, and in the intervening weeks I've done absolutely no work toward learning how to listen to jazz. My attempts at doing so in the past were also a failure-I received a D when I took [...]
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman : My One and Only Love [ purchase So, what is a 'standard' anyway? The temptation is to see the term as defining that special type of popular song that has, through no real fault of its own, managed to move beyond mere ubiquity into the realms of cliché. Ask a cross-section of people to name a standard and the songs mentioned would be telling – My Way , perhaps, or Unforgettable . My Baby Just Cares For [...]
Dear Captain Awesome, I'm writing you this email because my ears are exhausted from listening to new age music and I would like you to help me discover new genres of music (Well, new for me and I suppose, old for the world). As a child I've been exposed to Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong and I've been singing standard songs like 'Funny Valentine' and 'Summertime' ever since I could remember, but I haven't really taken the time to make jazz music my own. Actually, I haven't even taken the time to acquaint myself with [...]
John Coltrane - Resolution (A Love Supreme) (by OhYeah729 ) Live in Antibes, France, 1965. "In late 1964, the John Coltrane Quartet (featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and Trane himself) recorded A Love Supreme in one session . Often considered Coltrane's masterpiece, the album has influenced jazz musicians far and wide. It has been deemed an American national treasure by the Smithsonian. And no jazz collection should go without a copy. Apparently the quartet only performed A Love Supreme [...]
UPDATE: Thought we'd re-post some of our more popular Christmas efforts; this one gets requests every year. This was one of the coolest albums of Christmas music ever. Originally released in 1962, this unassuming little compilation featured an all-star cast of jazz luminaries like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and others. It was reissued on vinyl in 1980 (cover pictured above) but now it has disappeared into the mists of time. Don't bother looking for it on CD - [...]
Lupe Fiasco , being the gentleman that he is, dropped another mixtape on Thanksgiving. Finally having come out of my turkey stupor, I'm blasting it way too loud right now. Here's a couple of the better songs from it, although the whole thing is great. How could it be bad when it samples the likes of Sebastian, Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, and Kaskade, among others? Here's some Bassnectar/Ellie Goulding goodness. Download: Lupe Fiasco - Lightwork Oh, and did I mention M83? Download: [...]
If you already have the material, this package might not appeal. But even a passing interest in any of these principal figures, or in the broad range of American music, make this an essential selection. In a little over forty days, from the middle of August to the end of September of 1962, Duke Ellington recorded three small group records that stand as his most forceful statements in the medium: Money Jungle, a trio session with Charles Mingus and Max Roach and the most bare-and-battered-bones music of Ellington's career; Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, a late-career summit of two [...]
John Coltrane - Russian Lullaby Seul avantage de ma coupure prolongée d'internet en août/septembre: j'ai lu beaucoup plus que d'habitude, je dirais même j'ai repris goût à la lecture puisque depuis que ma connexion est rétablie je tiens le rythme d'un à deux livres par semaine (contre maximum un par mois auparavant). J'ai même fait ma première rentrée littéraire cette année, alors que je ne lis que des livres de poche en général. J'ai découvert Murakami cet été avec La fin des temps [...]
John Coltrane spent the final years of his life exploring spirituality and pursuing the universal truth. Most of the most music he was composing throughout this period was modal jazz-compositions in which the musicians improvise over a certain mode, as opposed to improvising over an established harmony. Coltrane saw the connection between modal jazz and Indian music, which traditionally employs established ragas for the musicians to utilize, rather than the Western convention of harmony. But, Coltrane's interest in India and the East extended beyond musical connections; he also read Eastern philosophy and embraced aspects of both Eastern and Western religions. [...]
I listen to Trane for inspiration information, instructions on how to surmount higher heights, up into the rarified atmosphere of total allegiance to purifying and making oneself a better human being, and, of course, I also dig the exquisiteness of creative music that shares/reflects not a final destination but rather the totality and struggle of the journey—as long as we are alive, there is no final destination because there is always more, somewhere else to go to, something else to get at, always more. For me, Trane's music is like that preceding sentence, full of twists and turns [...]
So continuing on the Native Tongues series, we have Black Sheep who I first heard in my later years of high school through a an older more musically savvy friend. I slept on it for a little while, then one day in a record store and P's to spend I saw 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' at a bargain price so I copped it and from then on much love for that. I remember walkin away feeling quite smug about my crafty purchase (sometimes I'm a cheapskate). Anyways usual drill so lets get down to it. The group [...]
Counterbalance No. 67: John Coltrane’s 'A Love Supreme'
Feb 3, 12:00pm
PopMatters
PopMattersCecilia Stalin – Step Like a Giant (John Coltrane Tribute) [Album]
Feb 2, 10:30am
Potholes In My Blog
Potholes In My BlogSwedish-born jazz singer Cecilia Stalin (and her forceful surname, which would almost certainly tempt a lesser publication than this one to make at least one Iron Curtain joke) recently dropped Step Like A Giant via Bandcamp, in which she (with the help of a grip of varied producers and a live band that's absolutely vacuum-sealed tight) lovingly re-interprets the works of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and other pretty much unassailable luminaries. While nobody with ears has ever accused anyone rearranging Coltrane of improving his material, and its debatable whether it's worth trying, Stalin does a distinctly [...]
Standards: My One and Only Love
Jan 25, 8:43pm
Star Maker Machine
Star Maker Machine
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman : My One and Only Love [ purchase So, what is a 'standard' anyway? The temptation is to see the term as defining that special type of popular song that has, through no real fault of its own, managed to move beyond mere ubiquity into the realms of cliché. Ask a cross-section of people to name a standard and the songs mentioned would be telling – My Way , perhaps, or Unforgettable . My Baby Just Cares For [...]
Link Text: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman: My One and Only Love File Name: John_Coltrane_&_Johnny_Hartman _-_My_One_And_Only_Love.mp3
"Captain Awesome, Need Awesome Intro to Jazz 101!"
Jan 11, 8:52am
Indiecision
Indiecision
Dear Captain Awesome, I'm writing you this email because my ears are exhausted from listening to new age music and I would like you to help me discover new genres of music (Well, new for me and I suppose, old for the world). As a child I've been exposed to Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong and I've been singing standard songs like 'Funny Valentine' and 'Summertime' ever since I could remember, but I haven't really taken the time to make jazz music my own. Actually, I haven't even taken the time to acquaint myself with [...]
All That Jazz: Jazz Saxophone Version
Jan 10, 9:37pm Star Maker Machine
Star Maker MachineSadao Watanabe : Turning Pages of Wind [ purchase ] Stan Getz : Desafinado [ purchase ] Sonny Rollins : God Bless the Child [ purchase ] John Coltrane : Giant Steps [ purchase ] Such a hard choice this time around, deciding what to leave out…I had to [...]
- John Coltrane : Giant Steps » John Coltrane - Giant Steps(2).mp3
- Sadao Watanabe: Turning Pages of Wind » Sadao Watanabe - Turning Pages Of Wind.m....mp3
- Sonny Rollins : God Bless the Child » Sonny Rollins - God Bless The Child.mp3
- Stan Getz : Desafinado » Stan Getz - Desafinado.mp3
Link Text: John Coltrane : Giant Steps File Name: John Coltrane - Giant Steps(2).mp3
Link Text: Sadao Watanabe: Turning Pages of Wind File Name: Sadao Watanabe - Turning Pages Of Wind.mp3
Link Text: Sonny Rollins : God Bless the Child File Name: Sonny Rollins - God Bless The Child.mp3
Link Text: Stan Getz : Desafinado File Name: Stan Getz - Desafinado.mp3
Robert Glasper & Erykah Badu – "Afro Blue"
Jan 4, 1:18pm Potholes In My Blog
Potholes In My BlogIt is hard to conceal my emotions right now, as two of my favorite musicians of all time come together to recreate what Mongo Santamaría composed and John Coltrane made famous, "Afro Blue". Arranged by Robert Glasper , the added flute section and Badu's lush vocals are a match made in heaven. This song will appear on Robert Glasper's upcoming Robert Glasper Experiment album, Black Radio , which will feature a fusion of jazz, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. [ via ] Hit the skip to stream the song. [...]
John Coltrane - Resolution (A Love Supreme) (by OhYeah729)
Dec 5, 2011, 4:58am
undomondo
undomondo30 Days Out (From Christmas): 'Jingle Bell Jazz'
Dec 2, 2011, 2:30am
30 Days Out
30 Days Out
UPDATE: Thought we'd re-post some of our more popular Christmas efforts; this one gets requests every year. This was one of the coolest albums of Christmas music ever. Originally released in 1962, this unassuming little compilation featured an all-star cast of jazz luminaries like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and others. It was reissued on vinyl in 1980 (cover pictured above) but now it has disappeared into the mists of time. Don't bother looking for it on CD - [...]
SqueezeMyLemon
Lupe Fiasco – Friend Of The People: I Fight Evil
Nov 26, 2011, 4:57pm
RemixTheVideo
RemixTheVideo
Lupe Fiasco , being the gentleman that he is, dropped another mixtape on Thanksgiving. Finally having come out of my turkey stupor, I'm blasting it way too loud right now. Here's a couple of the better songs from it, although the whole thing is great. How could it be bad when it samples the likes of Sebastian, Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, and Kaskade, among others? Here's some Bassnectar/Ellie Goulding goodness. Download: Lupe Fiasco - Lightwork Oh, and did I mention M83? Download: [...]
Duke Ellington: Meets Coleman Hawkins/And John Coltrane
Nov 7, 2011, 12:59am PopMatters
PopMattersJohn Coltrane - Russian Lullaby
Oct 18, 2011, 1:05pm
I Know You've Come To Take My Music Away
I Know You've Come To Take My Music Away
John Coltrane - Russian Lullaby Seul avantage de ma coupure prolongée d'internet en août/septembre: j'ai lu beaucoup plus que d'habitude, je dirais même j'ai repris goût à la lecture puisque depuis que ma connexion est rétablie je tiens le rythme d'un à deux livres par semaine (contre maximum un par mois auparavant). J'ai même fait ma première rentrée littéraire cette année, alors que je ne lis que des livres de poche en général. J'ai découvert Murakami cet été avec La fin des temps [...]
Vijay Iyer – Tirtha
Oct 13, 2011, 12:22pm
1146 miles
1146 miles
John Coltrane spent the final years of his life exploring spirituality and pursuing the universal truth. Most of the most music he was composing throughout this period was modal jazz-compositions in which the musicians improvise over a certain mode, as opposed to improvising over an established harmony. Coltrane saw the connection between modal jazz and Indian music, which traditionally employs established ragas for the musicians to utilize, rather than the Western convention of harmony. But, Coltrane's interest in India and the East extended beyond musical connections; he also read Eastern philosophy and embraced aspects of both Eastern and Western religions. [...]
JOHN COLTRANE / Birthday Trane Mixtape
Oct 9, 2011, 10:42pm
breath of life
breath of life
I listen to Trane for inspiration information, instructions on how to surmount higher heights, up into the rarified atmosphere of total allegiance to purifying and making oneself a better human being, and, of course, I also dig the exquisiteness of creative music that shares/reflects not a final destination but rather the totality and struggle of the journey—as long as we are alive, there is no final destination because there is always more, somewhere else to go to, something else to get at, always more. For me, Trane's music is like that preceding sentence, full of twists and turns [...]
Artist: Breath of Life Link Text: 01 Birthday Trane Mixtape.mp3 File Name: 01 Birthday Trane Mixtape.mp3 Bitrate: 127 kbps Genre: BoL Mixtape Year: 2011
Coltrane With Strings, Alice's Present To Her Husband
Oct 4, 2011, 10:52am
Small Town Romance
Small Town Romance
Artist: John Coltrane Title: Peace on Earth Link Text: Alice Coltrane – Peace On Earth File Name: 01 Peace on Earth.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Jazz Year: 1965
Music Review: Sir Roland Hanna - Colors From a Giant's Kit
Sep 23, 2011, 5:34pm Music @ Blogcritics.org
Music @ Blogcritics.orgSir Roland Hanna is a jazz pianist you should get acquainted with, and this collection is a good place to start.
Second Look: John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
Aug 26, 2011, 12:00am
One Thirty BPM
One Thirty BPMA Love Supreme is a one of a kind album. It's complex, deeply spiritual, ethereal, and at the same time very concise, wrapping itself up in under 33 minutes. A Love Supreme also marks a fascinating point in Coltrane's career. At the time he was at the crossroads of two very distinct styles. On A Love Supreme he meshes the two of them: the very clean and precise, hard bop style he had become famous for in his early career and a looser, free jazz style he had embraced later. When people think [...]
DROP ON A CLASSIC: (NATIVE TONGUES SERIES) Black Sheep
Aug 25, 2011, 7:53am
The Word Is Bond
The Word Is Bond
So continuing on the Native Tongues series, we have Black Sheep who I first heard in my later years of high school through a an older more musically savvy friend. I slept on it for a little while, then one day in a record store and P's to spend I saw 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' at a bargain price so I copped it and from then on much love for that. I remember walkin away feeling quite smug about my crafty purchase (sometimes I'm a cheapskate). Anyways usual drill so lets get down to it. The group [...]
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