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post #1 of 11
7/22/08 at 7:08pm
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Help -- I am addicted.

Been listening to My favorite Things and A love Supreme pretty much non-stop all weekend and since.

I listened to Giant Steps for a bit but didn't "get" it yet. It sometimes takes a couple of sessions with these things, while I loved My favorite things immediately (easy melody), A love Supreme snuck up on me while I was reading with it in the background. It was a revelation.

Fans?

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post #2 of 11
7/22/08 at 8:16pm

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I like Coltrane's music a lot. I find it very challenging, similar in degree and vein to understanding the music of Miles Davis. May I ask what it is that draws you to it? I also appreciate a ton of other jazz greats. Maybe there should be (or is there already?) a jazz thread.
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post #3 of 11
7/22/08 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem
I like Coltrane's music a lot. I find it very challenging, similar in degree and vein to understanding the music of Miles Davis. May I ask what it is that draws you to it?
Well, initially it was the tune of My favorite things. Heard it in some bar, sounded like something I've wanted to get for a long time, so I did. Now what draws me to Coltrane's music, I couldn't tell you just yet. It just clicks, I guess, it's too early to put it into words

Speaking of Davis, I have not been mesmerized in the same way just yet. Kind of Blue appears to be the Citizen Kane of Jazz (it sits comfortably at the top of every list,) still waiting to see why.

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I also appreciate a ton of other jazz greats. Maybe there should be (or is there already?) a jazz thread.
There are a couple, which you will find with a title search of "jazz". There is also a Coltrane thread, but it''s a couple of years old, time for a new one

I've been a casual jazz fan for years, have a couple of albums of the more recent stuff, love jazz clubs and festivals and have always been drown to "jazzy" music. But I never set out to actually explore the genre till now, so I decided recently to start with the classics/consensus picks, and so far, Coltrane works best.

ALS is one of the few thematic/concept albums to which I have listened. The way the theme is built and worked through the album is just amazing.

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post #4 of 11
7/23/08 at 9:29am

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Blue Train.
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post #5 of 11
7/23/08 at 1:05pm

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Originally Posted by Holadem
Well, initially it was the tune of My favorite things. Heard it in some bar, sounded like something I've wanted to get for a long time, so I did. Now what draws me to Coltrane's music, I couldn't tell you just yet. It just clicks, I guess, it's too early to put it into words
Holadem,

Thanks. I was curious. I have friends who like jazz, and whom are not necessarily drawn to Coltrane. Interesting!

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Originally Posted by Holadem
Speaking of Davis, I have not been mesmerized in the same way just yet. Kind of Blue appears to be the Citizen Kane of Jazz (it sits comfortably at the top of every list,) still waiting to see why.
In my opinion, a different set of ears is required for Miles Davis. In my experience, I have found that less people find the music of Davis accessible; my guess has always been that it's because of the level of dissonance in his music.

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Originally Posted by Holodem
There are a couple, which you will find with a title search of "jazz". There is also a Coltrane thread, but it''s a couple of years old, time for a new one
Gotcha.
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post #6 of 11
7/23/08 at 2:51pm

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Ballads--probably his most accessible album, for anyone looking for an intro to Coltrane.
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post #7 of 11
7/23/08 at 11:53pm

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Help -- I am addicted.

I need help also...
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post #8 of 11
7/24/08 at 10:13am

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I've always loved Coltrane's Africa/Brass double album. It has two excellent renditions of Greensleeves. That said, my favorite way to listen to Coltrane is to pop in an album where he is backing up Miles Davis.
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post #9 of 11
7/28/08 at 8:42am

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Originally Posted by Holadem
Speaking of Davis, I have not been mesmerized in the same way just yet. Kind of Blue appears to be the Citizen Kane of Jazz (it sits comfortably at the top of every list,) still waiting to see why.

Wow, I don't think I've ever heard someone say that about KoB...it's easily my favorite jazz CD. I listen to it constantly. It's the go-to late night jazz disc. I particularly enjoy it when it's raining out...just always seems to fit the mood.

That being said, I'm a big fan of Mr. Coltrane. Shortly after picking up KoB, I went out and got "Blue Train." It too is a jazz classic, IMO. I've got the MoFi Gold CD version as well as the splendid HDAD version (24/96 on one side & 24/192 on the flip side). Another is "Soutrane"...I've got that one MoFi SACD and it sounds fantastic, especially in mono.
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post #10 of 11
7/29/08 at 7:32am

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Originally Posted by Ron Reda
That being said, I'm a big fan of Mr. Coltrane. Shortly after picking up KoB, I went out and got "Blue Train." It too is a jazz classic, IMO. I've got the MoFi Gold CD version as well as the splendid HDAD version (24/96 on one side & 24/192 on the flip side). Another is "Soutrane"...I've got that one MoFi SACD and it sounds fantastic, especially in mono.
I have the LP record of "Blue Train". Wonderful.....
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post #11 of 11
7/30/08 at 9:20am

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Originally Posted by Philip Hamm
I have the LP record of "Blue Train". Wonderful.....

I wonder how the new Analogue Productions SACD version will sound.
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