AfricaBrass

Wes, You lucky dog! I hope the sets are better than expected. I'm still waiting for mine. I finally got the tracking info and they said they tried to deliver it Friday, but no one was there. Unfortunately, that's bull, because I was at my desk all day, so I'm still waiting... and they haven't shown up yet today. Argh! I have a bad feeling.

I didn't know that, Aric. I was just listening to TALES recently. I can see an eastern influence in the album.

It looks like a great place, Dan, worth living on a budget. I'll be joining you soon (hopefully) in the new home owners/former jazz shoppers club.

I lose the ability to think whenever I read one of Berigan's posts. It's like I'm hypnotized or something....

What? Are you crazy?!?! Oh yeah, I do the same thing.

I have to admit, I do like some of Silver's stuff with Andy Bey doing the vocals. Especially TOTAL RESPONSE (Phase I). I also must admit that I probably don't dig it for the reasons intended.

I had a problem like this once. I always used the same shortcut in my favorites to get to the board. One day I cleaned the cookies off my machine. When I tried to use that same shortcut, I would have the same problem that you're having. My suggestion is log in, and once you're logged in, add the forum to your favorites again. Good luck!

Who knows? Maybe it did.

You caught me, Simon. It's funny that you mention William Blake. We're related. Eric, the piece of crap argument is always applicable.

Wow, that's weird! Maybe the did make the set specially for ME! Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

The T/K/M set I recently ordered came with the old style lid. I just figured it was an older pressing.

Ah... life is good.

I'll have to relisten to LIVE IN SEATTLE. It does make sense that OM would have been recorded post-trip makes sense. Coltrane just fascinates me. I know this is a rather salacious topic (I'll admit, that I did have to look up what salacious meant ). You've probably figured by now that the AfricaBrass of old has left the building.

It depends on the resolution. At 72dpi (which is the resolution of the computer screen), a 4.75"x 4.75" cover would be 342 pixels by 342 pixels. At 300dpi (which is a good printing resolution), a 4.75"x 4.75" cover would be 1425 pixels by 1425 pixels. I hope this helps.

That last time I took psychedelic drugs (over 10 years ago, mushrooms), I made a point to listen to ASCENSION while peaking. The music was frightening at first, but soon it developed a multi-dimensional quality to me. Music to me has always been linear, but in that experience, the music was a real thing, like a building, etc... Example. When standing next to a river, it is there, yet at the same time, it's always moving.

I know this will probably sound crazy, but I sense an effort on Coltrane's part (in his later recordings) to bring different vibrations to his playing. His use of tremelo on some of his last recordings make me think that he was trying to change the vibrations into a sort of stillness. Now, I know I've really lost it.

I've been revisiting some of the eighties McMasters and, though they lack some of the detail of the RVG's, some are pretty good. I just wish the RVG's weren't so loud. I must have been hanging out the the Hoffman forum too much, because the loudness can get fatiguing.

Thanks for your input, Simon. I read Yogananda's books as a teenager and really loved them. Maybe that's why I felt the draw to Coltrane's music. I understood the word "Om" to represent "the oneness" of life. His music did seem to represent many aspects at the same time. Maybe I'll re-read "Autobiography of a Yogi".

I think you're right. I must not be getting enough oxygen to my brain.

Just checked the Mosaic site this morning. This set has now entered the LAST CHANCE category.

We've become sheep. Baaaaa.

I feel the same way about it, but it's such a curiosity to me. At this point, my favorite late period Coltrane is STELLER REGIONS. I just love the tremelo effect of his playing.

The second jazz album I ever bought was John Coltrane's OM. What a shock it was to me! I was just curious if anybody here knew the story behind this album. I've read that Coltrane recorded an album while on LSD. Is this true? If that is the case, is this that album (It sounds like it to me)? What about the spirituality of John Coltrane? He's always been on another level to me.

In my neverending quest to lose my mind, I've been reading "Tales From the Time Loop" by David Icke.

Welcome Paco! Anyone who loves the song "River Man" is alright in my book.