John Coltrane - 39 years ago today

[tjluke68]

We have a news service in our elevators at work here in NYC - Captivate - and the first thing I saw this morning was about Coltrane's death 39 yrs ago today in NYC. I didn't bring any Coltrane with me to work to listen, but will have to try to catch some on pandora.com or see what anyone else has around me...

[mikeweil]

Funny - I was digging out some '65 and '66 Trane yesterday and thought about his last years and what he was up to. He's about the only one that sounds credible to me as far as shrieking saxes are concerned. He was a great spirit.

[mikeweil]

p.s. I'm afraid it's wishful thinking to hope for a CD of the complete Reverend King session - the last to still wait for a proper CD reissue among the Impulse studio dates ......

[GA Russell]

I remember being informed of his death. I was on vacation, and a fellow I met told me of it. How many days after the event I don't know, nor do I know how he found out about it. RIP

[JSngry]

39 years later, cats are still trying to "catch up" Ain't gonna happen. Don't need to happen.

Trane opened so many doors, but most people seem to be afraid to walk through them. Seem to be more concerned with figuring out how he opened them rather than accepting the fact that they got opened and that it's ok to walk on through.

That ain't right. An open door unentered ain't worth a damn. Go the fuck on through and see what's there for you. Just be responsible about it.

39 years later, and we're still trying to catch up.

Why?

Edited July 17, 2006 by JSngry

[Hot Ptah]

Do you think that literally no one has ever walked through? I wonder if Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, have walked through--or do you think that they did not but others did? It's an interesting question.

Another interesting point to me--Coltrane did everything in twelve years, from his first quintet date with Miles to his death, and so many developments in between. Why has time slowed down so much in terms of jazz development? From 1994 to now, what has really happened? In my opinion, this is not a fast paced, exciting time in jazz, and there are no new, startling developments taking place every few weeks or months.

Why was it different back in Coltrane's time?

[JSngry]

Do you think that literally no one has ever walked through?

No, of course not. Some have. But they're in the minority.

[ep1str0phy]

Do you think that literally no one has ever walked through? I wonder if Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, have walked through--or do you think that they did not but others did? It's an interesting question.

Another interesting point to me--Coltrane did everything in twelve years, from his first quintet date with Miles to his death, and so many developments in between. Why has time slowed down so much in terms of jazz development? From 1994 to now, what has really happened? In my opinion, this is not a fast paced, exciting time in jazz, and there are no new, startling developments taking place every few weeks or months.

Why was it different back in Coltrane's time?

Hell--what happened to Civil Rights? The welfare state? Protections for the working poor?

-and we miss you, Trane.

[medjuck]

I remember the day I heard he died (probably the day after his death) going home and listening to

A Love Supreme. It was a complete shock. I hadn't known he was ill.

[paul secor]

I remember hearing of his death. I was riding in my car with with a friend and the news came over the car radio. My friend's first child had had been born that day, and I felt a great gladness for him, and at the same time I was crushed by the news of John Coltrane's death.