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John William Coltrane (Hamlet, North Carolina, September 23, 1926 – Huntington, New York, July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. American jazz great John Coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. A leader of "hard bop", in the 1960s he led his own groups and changed the face of jazz with experimentation and improvisation, his later recordings reflecting his belief that music was a form of spiritual expression. |
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News in english
about John Coltrane
(June / 2009)
Musicians and Bad Reviews Date: 15 Jun 2009
Jazz.com -
Chris Kelsey is an editor and frequent reviewer at jazz.com. His articles in this column include in-depth commentaries on John Coltrane's work for the Atlantic label and Ornette Coleman's stint with Blue Note . Below he turns to the tricky issue of how critics and musicians should deal with negative reviews.
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Ellis Marsalis: The Surrey With the Fringe On Top Date: 18 Jun 2009
Jazz.com -
It usually happens the other way around. Think Dave Brubeck and his sons Dan and Chris, or John Coltrane and Ravi. In the case of Ellis Marsalis, recording dates and overall recognition outside of New Orleans were hard to come by until the success of his sons Wynton and Branford.
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Station marks 25 years as the 'Silver Voice of Jazz' Date: 18 Jun 2009
Montgomery Advertiser -
I imagine that if you put Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Grover Washington Jr. and John Coltrane in a record ing studio, then had contem porary artists such as Ger ald Albright, Dave Koz, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis, and Al Jarreau stop by, most jazz enthusiasts would agree you would have one heck of a jam session.
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: John Coltrane: Sheets of Sound Date: 19 Jun 2009
All About Jazz -
If you love listening to John Coltrane, then you know that the phrase "sheets of sound" refers to the tenor saxophonist's cascades of arpeggios. The term is so closely linked to Coltrane that it's hard to find an article or book about the jazz giant that doesn't use it somewhere to describe his massively energetic style in the late 1950s and beyond. But do you know who originated the term...
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Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, June 14th Date: 19 Jun 2009
All About Jazz -
Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Jan Bennink Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England June 14, 2009 The Moment's Energy, a new ECM release from {{Evan Parker = 10117}}, may be a slight disappointment from an artist who has been acclaimed by some as the heir apparent to John Coltrane. This appearance, part of London's Ornette Coleman-curated Meltdown festival, saw the sixty-something tenor and soprano ...
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'It's like losing John Coltrane, or Ray Charles' Date: 20 Jun 2009
rediff.com -
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on Friday, was an inspiration in more ways than one for Derek Trucks, a rock guitar phenomenon with a growing, global fan following."When I heard the news [of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's death], it was like losing Ray Charles, or John Coltrane, or Charlie Parker," Trucks said.
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Ware, David S. (Spencer) (Jazz.com)
Date: 20 Jun 2009
Tenor saxophonist David S. Ware has an earthy yet spiritual sound full of kinetic energy. In performance, he soars away from the free-jazz aesthetic, and combines the lamentation of John Coltrane's later work with the thoughtful angularity of his early idol, Sonny Rollins.
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Paying Hommage a Nesuhi Date: 24 Jun 2009
All About Jazz -
Rhino Presents a Digital Boxed Set Honoring The Roster of Iconic Jazz Artists Nesuhi Ertegun Assembled at Atlantic Records Joel Dorn's Final Production Features Music from The Modern Jazz Quartet, {{John Coltrane = 5851}}, {{Milt Jackson = 7936}}, {{Charles Mingus = 9429}}, {{Ornette Coleman = 5818}}, {{Eddie Harris = 7449}} and More...
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