Coltrane?

Back during the whole Radiohead situatuion, I remember a few people asking about Miles Davis, and whether he could be considered for the archives.  Why did nobody mention Coltrane?  It's a personal belif of mine, but if Miles hadn't met and played with Coltrane, we wouldn't have had albums like Bitches' Brew, or the Fusion movement as it was then. 

I'm not calling for his inclusion in the archives (unless there's a strong call for it, which I'd think that there isn't considering the way some of you act about additions), but I was just wondering why no one talked about him and his influence on Jazz music, and and in a roundabout way, Prog.

i think my farvorite recording of him is A love supreme, the grove of the 1st part of the suite is just so killer.

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

But only if such a section were created... if any musician at all had been progressive, it was Coltrane, but he definitely wasn't prog.  

I think "prog" stands for artistic rock music, which emerged after psychedelic movement 68,69 or something... Didn't Coltrane pass away around 1965 or something?'

I found a nice CD from local library, which contains a live version of "Love Supreme". It was nice!

John Coltrane was a true giant of music, and was also a major inspiration for Christian Vander (Coltrane Sundaia is tribute, obviously, Trane's mugshot can be seen in the packaging of KA and Vander's piano playing is heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner). One album that hasn't been mentioned yet is Crescent, recorded at around the same time as A Love Supreme by the same line up. Not quite as astonishing as A Love..., but a remarkable piece of work.

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. 

Syzygy wrote: John Coltrane was a true giant of music, and was also a major inspiration for Christian Vander (Coltrane Sundaia is tribute, obviously, Trane's mugshot can be seen in the packaging of KA and Vander's piano playing is heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner). One album that hasn't been mentioned yet is Crescent, recorded at around the same time as A Love Supreme by the same line up. Not quite as astonishing as A Love..., but a remarkable piece of work. 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.

Right on Chris.

I saw McCoy Tyner live in ghent mid-july with Ravi Coltrane (John's son) and this was a very moving/emotive concert for everyone including on stage. If you listen well to some of his solo work (Sahara and A Song For My Lady, he plays dual lead piano - meaning he plays lead with his left hand also - as most players use that hand to a rythmic role)

Sadly the superb drummer Evans of the mythic quartet died last year. I have no idea what bassist garrison is up to, though! he was dwarved by the rest of the musicians though!

As for Hancock , I would including From Fat Albert Ayler all the way to the Sextant?headhunter era. Very inventive!!