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John Coltrane
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United States (1926 – 1967)
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced successive generations of other musicians. The music recorded during this time period ranges from some of the most influential hard bop of the 50s into increasingly atonal explorations which eventually end up in the free jazz of his late period. It is undoubtable that his most popular music is that of the late 50s and early 60s. The music recorded after this period is very challenging to the listener, though its importance and influence cannot be denied. Coltrane’s recording rate was astonishingly prolific, such that many albums did not appear until years after they were recorded.
He is regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, and one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. Along with tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins, Coltrane fundamentally altered expectations for the instrument.
Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced successive generations of other musicians. The music recorded during this time period ranges from some of the most influential hard bop of the 50s into increasingly atonal explorations which eventually end up in the free jazz of his late period. It is undoubtable that his most popular music is that of the late 50s and early 60s. The music recorded after this period is very challenging to the listener, though its importance and influence cannot be denied. Coltrane’s recording rate was astonishingly prolific, such that many albums did not appear until years after they were recorded.
He is regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, and one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. Along with tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins, Coltrane fundamentally altered expectations for the instrument.
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yeah
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you obviously never watched the sex channels at night in the 90s
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sGarrista- wrote:
what
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nicoinfurs wrote:
lol this jazz sometimes makes me think of those american softcore porn movies, where there always have sex in slowmotion and have a tiny sound of jazz in the background, the kind of films where the men are always muscular and working in an office, where the secretary always cheer them up and where the dick never goes in but just rubs against the ass so it looks like it
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raulitoxx wrote:
Un maestro.....digno de escuchar una y otra vez!
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Rick_Dangerous wrote:
Blue Train = Epic Win
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nicoinfurs wrote:
Pursuance = TWILIGHT ZONE
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WTF108 wrote:
a love supreme - is the best
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b_bhoy7 wrote:
There's so much beautiful music from Trane.
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anshak wrote:
just wanted to say that olé is the greatest song i've ever heard! more great songs to be discovered when listening to john coltrane...
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HappyLilNarhwal wrote:
Haven't listened to a whole lot of Coltrane, but what I've heard certainly is love. Also, my family's dog is named after him. :P
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spacemanBOSE wrote:
awesome
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sprinklerarms wrote:
soultrane
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rakshasa07 wrote:
If you hate the new last.fm's version. JOIN! http://www.last.fm/group/Bring+back+the+old+Last.fm
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Myles_Dunhill wrote:
Africa/Brass is incredible and needs way more recognition
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Documento1 wrote:
the vinyl have a amazing sound, you should try, but to the first listen its ok to download though
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IAMFROMTHEMOON wrote:
blablabla.
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El-Ejecutor wrote:
amen to that
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Kevonetwothree wrote:
Buy the vinyl and download the album - CD's are pretty much worthless, everything is starting to become more digitized with the advent of mp3 players (in the next couple of years they'll be gone). Vinyl (even if it's only a reissued copy) on the other hand is still worth it - they're like a piece of art.
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johnloveselvin wrote:
Yeah...buy it.
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