Man ... (& Woman) .. Take a Holiday Jazz break ... to all those wonderful Protesters in the streets

[Miigwech]

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Everyone needs to have some refresh time. Things seem bad out there, but the truth will prevail, especially because of the protesters who are in the streets informing society about what is the truth! What was the quote?
Something like this
............ "A lie will travel two times around the world, before the truth gets started." We have to remember that and take time for ourselves and our loved ones. Enjoy the indomitable, John Coltrane "My Favorite Things"

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[handmade34]

1. ...

Ahhh...

[navarth]

2. Coltrane.

A humble, peaceful, troubled giant; a heart filled with beauty. The discipline to gain a deep, romantic understanding of the complexity and reward of great music. He communicates, even to those who haven't the faintest idea about jazz. His life straddled multiple styles. His bebop playing was nonpareil. And he led the way to what was next. He is worshipped by any jazz musician that knows what's what. He fucked up multiple generations of saxophonists in a beautiful way. His tunes always have been some of the most challenging and satisfying to play. And when it comes to tunes like Giant Steps, 26-2 or Countdown, no jazz musician can truly say he's worth a shit until he's managed to play these tunes properly, and maybe even not then. Coltrane is one of the ultimate standards you try to live up to, just like Charlie Parker or Clifford Brown.

And his heart and body would be with the protesters, now as it was in the 60's.

Thanks for reminding me. Time to dig out The First Trane or Blue Trane or.... My Favorite Things. And think about what it meant then, and what it means now. Thanks.

[Miigwech]

4. Got that right

I agree with everything you said. What a powerhouse, musical genius Coltrane is. I am always awe struck when I listen to Coltrane. I only wish that the young folks, especially young Black Americans would discover this music .... it is not old, it will never get old.

[malokvale77]

3. Love me some Coltrane

Thanks for posting.

[panfluteman]

5. A Little Known Fact About the Saxophone

Most music historians know that the saxophone was invented by the German Adolphe Sax in the 19th century, but did you know where he got his idea from? It is a virtual copy of the Transylvanian Taragot (Taragoto in Hungarian), which is a folk instrument that is indigenous to Transylvania, which is now, and has been since the end of WW I, part of Romania. I leave you with a link to a video of Transylvanian folk music played on the Taragot by Romanian Taragot virtuoso Dumitru Farcas:

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[DeSwiss]

6. So what.

- K&R