[78-L] Miles Davis etc [was Thelonious Monk [was Leonard

[Jeff Sultanof]

Coltrane's late recordings are indeed troubling. It's hard to know in which
direction he was heading; an angry, disturbing style ala Albert Ayler, or
perhaps he would have reverted back to his earlier more melodic style; from
everyone I've ever spoken to who knew John, he was a romantic who deeply
wanted people to understand what he was doing. Most Coltrane listeners I
know prefer his work pre-1963.

Coltrane had a big problem in that he should have played an instrument like
the harp to get in all the notes he was hearing. In fact, he studied it at
one time, and when he married Alice, who was a pianist, he asked her to
study the harp.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Geoffrey Wheeler <dialjazz at verizon.net>wrote:

> Regarding  Miles on Columbia, save for “Kind of Blue,” I bought most of
> his studio LPs (and some of the “live” ones) up to about 1965. That
> became my cutoff year for his recordings. I heard so much of Coltrane
> live, I came to hate “My Favorite Things.” Even today, I wince when I
> hear the tune. Over the years, I have bought Coltrane recordings very
> selectively, especially those from his “sheets of sound” period.
> Embedded somewhere in all those notes is a melodic thread. Should I
> ever want to clear a room, my first choice would be the First Edition
> of the “Ascension” album. The cover is distinctive in a way that
> reminds of the Stan Kenton album on Mark 76 where Kenton is shown from
> behind seated at a piano surrounded by white background and no type.
> When it came to covers, Impulse set a very high standard.
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