The John Coltrane Quartet - Africa

[slimedog]

I was a punk rocker in the seventies, still am LOL, going to a punk show tomorrow as I do almost every weekend. But isn't it strange how some musician can open your ear, open your heart, open your soul and u walk into their music and never leave and it will always be a part of you. I love all of the famous jazz sax men but Coltrane is it for me, by far.

[lucasnascimento]

What may shock some, but probably few Coltrane fans, is that the Saxophone is an Instrument designed for Acoustic listening, meaning the closer you are to it, the more you can hear. Now, that said, imagine how much more sonically is available to you, when you could hear Coltrane's Tenor Live. There must have been nothing like it! Long live the Saxophone Operators, keeping the Music Alive! (same goes for all instruments of jazz too)

[johnsaunders]

Mr. Elvin Jones the greatest jazz drummer that ever lived And that’s not even debatable

[kevinstewart]

Master piece... cosmic sermon for those who's spiritual wifi is up! The Gospel of John

[ruthdixon]

eric dolphy's whooping brass arrangements. fantastic.

[alainclement]

This is the first song of Trane i heard...i was 15....It opened my mind immediately...after the end, i stayed 15 minutes without saying a word, without think this is definitively the best music i ever

[jakobamodise]

I was introduced to jazz by a colleague and the LP was all blues by Miles asked to pay attention to the tenor sax and ever since I've been hooked to Coltrane, this was in 1975 . I started collecting his lps and recording where he's a side man about. I've got ahuge collection of his music. I am now 77 and still looking for ' something new from him '😅

[bass]

Amazing Mc Coy Tyner solo at 6:20 joined in with african animal sounds by others!!!

[billiesbounce]

-Africa brass- : John Coltrane Orchestra: Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard (tp) Julian Priester, Charles
Greenlee (euphonium) Julius Watkins, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Jim Buffington, Robert Swisshelm (fhr)
Bill Barber (tu) Eric Dolphy (as, fl, b-cl) John Coltrane (ts-1, sop-2) Garvin Bushell (reeds, woodwinds)
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (bar) McCoy Tyner (p) Reggie Workman (b) Paul Chambers (b-3) Elvin Jones (d)
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 23, 1961

[PiggyPickem]

I can't believe 4 people disliked this. They must e hit the wrong button by mistake because even the hearing impaired can fell how great this music is!

[danielparsons]

I gained a deeper understanding by listening to this masterpiece. A seriously profound piece of music.

[thurmanbooker]

from the age of 15 to now(83)" this is the music of my heart. I saw Trane pplay chain the Trane at the showboat

[billytuesday]

This song haunted me for days after I first heard it.

[emilioblanco]

This goes betond music, beyond jazz.. Trane lives!!

[Dev-dv]

As a long time Coltrane fan I'm shocked that I'm hearing this album for the first time. A hidden gem! Wow!

[NateWicks]

My interests piqued while working on my literature review chapter for my master's thesis. John Coltrane was clearly influenced by the Civil Rights era, Black Power and the Black Arts movements. This is purely genius! This brother was something special.

[loukasbalomenos]

It made my heart beat faster and cut my breath when I first listened to it 20 years ago. It did the same today. In difficult times, their energy and spirit makes us all feel stronger.

[kevinstewart]

A beautiful rawness elegance and spiritually sublime...the Gospel of John

[wesleywashington]

I just love McCoy Tyner on this recording. Everything he does here is cool!! The brass section is also really good. An entirely new dimension to the quartet. Fabulous idea and exceptional execution.

[mgconlan]

Listen to the saxophone harmonics at 2:47. What a pity Coltrane didn't make more records with big bands. His talent was phenomenal and needed a large ensemble to contain it.