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when wasn't trane in an "experimental phase"?
by parpfish 3y ago
when wasn't trane in an "experimental phase"?
- emodendroket 3y agoI assumed "experimental phase" meant when he was doing free jazz with a lot of atonal stuff that most listeners who aren't already fans find a little less than inviting.
- slmjkdbtl 3y agoThere are recordings of early Coltrane playing alto which very clearly sounds like he's imitating Charlie Parker, I also think some of his early recordings is more about mastering the bebop language instead of experimenting.
- parpfish 3y agoAs someone that has always preferred Parker to Coltrane, I’d love to hear this. Are these widely distributed releases or something obscure I’ll need to search for?
- seanhunter 3y agoHave a listen to his recordings with Thelonious Monk for really classic hard bop tenor. Great, but very much in the tradition.
- microtherion 3y agoHe was not in an experimental phase on March 7, 1963, when he recorded a sublime, but very much non-experimental album with Johnny Hartman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUnyG01x7uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUnyG01x7uk But he was in an experimental phase on March 6, 1963, when he recorded what became "Both Directions at Once" with the same band, minus Hartman: https://youtu.be/qs1YZdfimE4?t=551 https://youtu.be/qs1YZdfimE4?t=551 His styles don't really follow a linear timeline.