Jazz casual john coltrane biography
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John Coltrane (&#;)
Born:
23rd September in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.
John Coltrane&#;s grave in Farmingdale
Died:
17th July on Long Island, New York, USA.
Buried:
Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.
Some well-known pieces:
- Moment&#;s Notice.
- Lazy Bird.
- Naima. (See below for a video.)
- Impressions.
Some great albums:
- Traneing In ().
- Blue Train ().
- Giant Steps ().
- My Favorite Things ().
- Live at the Village Vanguard ().
- A Love Supreme ().
- Live at the Village Vanguard Again! ().
Some interesting facts:
- He was one of the greatest saxophone players in the history of jazz!
- He has has a big influence on jazz and saxophone playing.
- He worked with many famous jazz musicians, such as Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.
- He was the tenor saxophone player on the best selling jazz album of all time, &#;Kind of Blue&#; (see the Miles Davis page).
- His own album &#;A Love Supreme&#; is also one of the best selling jazz album
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John Coltrane was only 40 when he died, but he was already one of the most influential figures of 20th century jazz. His early career gave no indication of the sparks he would ignite. He moved to Philadelphia in , served in the Navy during , and returned to play with a variety of jazz groups, switching from alto sax to tenor in When he joined Miles Davis’ quintet in he began attracting critical attention. In he recorded his controversial Blue Train as a leader and played with Thelonious Monk, recording some memorable sessions. He also conquered his addictions and experienced a spiritual awakening which he celebrated in his landmark möte, A Love Supreme. The album garnered two Grammy nominations--for jazz composition and performance.
In Coltrane returned to Davis’ group, appearing on Milestones and Kind of Blue, which introduced Davis’ läge concept and Coltrane’s technique termed “sheets of sound” by writer/critic Ira Gitler. He also picked up the soprano sax, formed a
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Jazz Casual
Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The show was produced by Richard Moore and KQED of San Francisco, California.[1] Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from to and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason. The series had a pilot program in That episode, however, has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive.[2] Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.[3]
Episodes
[edit]Video reissues
[edit]Rhino Records has reissued several performances from the series on DVD and videotapes. In , Efor Films released the entire series on an 8-DVD box set entitled The Complete Jazz Casual Series.
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