Margarita has been on hiatus and is back now...
And now for something completely different… That is how I felt when I first listened to this CD. This CD is jazz the way you expect jazz to be: instrumental, long riffs from one instrument, and each song going on for a long time with no real ending. John Coltrane is a tenor saxophonist but on the CD he has a full band with him, piano, drums, trumpet, trombone, and bass. This was so different from the Masters of Groove CD that I listened to a few weeks ago. I think the main difference is that the Masters CD songs seemed to have a direction and a specific rhythm to them; they weren’t all over the place like these songs seem to go. It’s like John Coltrane is taking you on a trip but then along the way there are all these stops he insists you visit.
My favorite songs are “Blue Train” and “I’m Old Fashioned.” I like the way “Blue Train” starts with the horns, i.e. the train leaving the station, and then as you listen to the song you can kind of hear the train traveling on its way. I liked “I’m Old Fashioned” just because it is a nice mellow song that sounds so tender and beautiful.
Ross loved jazz and John Coltrane has always seemed to me like the epitome of real jazz. That's why he owned this CD. This is a CD I wouldn't have ever bought or ever even have listened to if it hadn't been for this blog. I feel like I owe the CD a little time. I am not a big fan of this kind of jazz. Maybe someday I will like it as much as Ross did. Maybe I won't but I am willing to give it a try.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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