I was shocked when I saw this amazing page about Coltrane (thanks to Tim Price). Tranumentary is a series of audio interviews with some serious musicians, all talking about Trane or commmenting on different Coltrane recordings. As of the time of this article there are 32 different episodes:
- Premiere Episode
- McCoy Tyner (Special Greeting)
- Terence Blanchard
- Jimmy Cobb
- Michael Cuscuna (Commentary)
- Dave Schroeder
- Joel Dorn
- Karrin Allyson
- Lenny Pickett
- Jason Moran (Commentary)
- Ashley Kahn
- Michael Cuscuna
- Michael Cuscuna (Commentary)
- Dave Liebman
- Anton Fig
- Joshua Redman
- Sonny Rollins
- Robert Glasper
- Dave Liebman (Commentary)
- Dr. Billy Taylor
- Joe Lovano
- Joe Lovano (Commentary)
- Lewis Porter
- Steve Kuhn
- Charles Tolliver
- Ashley Kahn-A Love Supreme
- Anton Fig (Commentary)
- Dave Schroeder (Commentary)
- Lenny Picket (Commentary)
- Jason Moran
- Jimmy Cobb (Commentary)
- Geri Allen
- Lewis Porter (Commentary)
- McCoy Tyner
- Dr. Billy Taylor (thank you for listening)
What is this world coming to?
TRANUMENTARY
JOHNCOLTRANE.COM
John Coltrane Solos
Vol. 13 - John Coltrane: Jazz Play-Along Series (Jazz Play Along Series)
John Coltrane: Improvised Saxophone Solos
The Music of John Coltrane (Jazz Giants)
John Coltrane Plays Giant Steps
Coltrane Plays Standards (Artist Transcriptions)
Mel Bay Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of John Coltrane (Guitar Edition)
John Coltrane Plays "Coltrane Changes": C Instruments
4 comments:
This is awesome! Have you read Lewis Porter's amazing musical biography?
cheers, Bill
I listened to the first 3 and the Jimmy Cobb thing is great, "Crazy like a fox," he describes Trane.
I have not read that.
How about my young student Bill?
When my buddy Tom heard him he said,
"Congratulations, you've created a student that plays just like you."
Now, if Chicken Little was talking about the young fellow who played on Thursday night, I would beg to differ. He sounds good, but he still plays a lot more notes.
I don't think that he really sounded much like you, except for the fact that y'all were playing bebop oriented tunes.
I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with the laid-back nature of his playing. Most "young guns," as an old buddy likes to call them, tend to get up in your face with their playing, and this guy showed a good deal of restraint.
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