Coltrane?

I remember the first time I heard a song by John Zorn, it was from his album Naked City, and I just thought "Wow! It sounds like the speed was edited in the studio, I can't believe these guys play that fast!....."

Anyhoo, I used to like Jazz a lot in the past, stuff like Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Sun Ra, etc.... basically all the modal, be-bop, hard-bop, fusion and avant-garde scene.

Now I don't find the urge to listen to those artists anymore, still I find myself heavy influenced by Jazz whenever I'm playing my guitar.

Joren wrote: Sean Trane wrote: Joren wrote: J O H N  Z O R N Here goes Joren again!!! But you are right, though, that he should be included in this future probable section jazz for progheads. If ANYONE is jazz for progheads, then it's ZORN. Especially if you like Zappa, Beefheart, and Patton's projects! (Zorn produced Bungles first album and he released Patton albums on his Tzadik label) Of course Coltrane is amazing as well!

On a completely different note , I just opened a thread on Jan Dukes De Grey in the main forum! My latest find , and I will register the claim as soon as I run to the golrush office. A 24 carat gem.

Joren wrote: J O H N  Z O R N

Here goes Joren again!!!

But you are right, though, that he should be included in this future probable section jazz for progheads.

Syzygy wrote: A Jazz for Proggers section is a great idea, I'd include Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi albums alog with the rest of the usual suspects.

Other jazz albums that might please the ear of a prog rock listener's ears, might be some PAT METHENY's albums ("Wichita..." with MAYS) and RALPH TOWNER's works ("Blue Sun" f.ex.).

Eetu Pellonpää wrote: Coltrane was a wonderful musician! There could be a "jazz for progheads" section, where to add John, Miles and the others!

Excellent idea!! I will propose it to the collab zone. It need not  be a full discography but could be just a text in the definitions or even in the future Blog section.

As most of you know , I took my nickname in his honour. Trane is how most real jazz buffs name him.

I think he was one of the freest musician ever and was also one of the most progressive jazzman ever. I do not appreciate all of his free-jazz stuff , but dearly love A Love Supreme , The Vanguard village Sessions , First Meditatiobs , Africa/Brass, Ole etc....

Santana made two very brilliant albums in his memory : Illuminations with Trane's widow Alice and his McLaughlin collab. Both albums have been remixed by Bill Laswell on one Cd some 6 years back! Fabulous mingling of the two albums (both album tracks are mixed in different sequence and both albums mingled): outstanding.

Fantômas wrote: In fact, I know one album by Mike Keneally, Dog (which I came to know when a friend of mine told me he was the "half of Frank Zappa's soul", the other half is Mike Patton)... And, YES, I like it! For some reason, I never went to other album. So, a question: Does it give a good notion on his career, overall? Because I like that album..

Dog is a very straight-forward album compared to the other albums. If you're into Jazz, you might like Boil That Dust Speck, and his project The Mistakes. Generally, none of his albums are alike. The earlier ones are more influenced by Zappa, namely hat and Sluggo. The Universe Will Provide is an amazing collaboration with an orchestra, and Nonkertompf and Wooden Smoke are extremely free-form. And last but not least, Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins - Dancing is a really great and at the same time very accessible album.

I recommend you listen to Keneally radio for a while - they're playing songs from all the albums + unreleased live bootlegs and more.

Check out www.radiokeneally.com - currently playing a rare track by The Mistakes.

Next up: Keneally's cover of FZ - Montana.