they re on the short list, ill say Miles Davis 2nd quintet due to the rhythm section. HERBIE HANCOCK, RON CARTER, and the greatest drummer ever TONY WILLIAMS. Also throw in the playing and compositions of Wayne Shorter and Miles still in his blowing prime!!!!!
2:52-3:00 Over fourth harmonies, Tyner's RH ascends minor pentatonic, then descends whole tone. And finishes with a Vince Guaraldi lick! JFK had been assassinated 2 weeks earlier. It was the start of a long, uncertain time.
Meu amigo, se eu tivesse nascido nessa epoca, talvez eu tivesse me matado depous que o kennedy morreu porque o que entrou no lugar dele, trocado por merda, saia caro
William, I like the way you bring context to this track because I’ve always known It was a 1963 recording but always wondered was it pre or post assassination. You’ve clear that up for me. Have a blessed day what ever your doing.👍🏾
By the 1950s, Afro-Cuban music powered many jazz hits. "Afro Blue," composed by Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría, became the first true jazz standard built on a 3:2 clave pattern. The music became increasingly mainstream, and eventually non-Cuban musicians ran with the form.
You people gathered here know what we have to say but it is not we who need it to be said to. These humble geniuses played their hearts out for all the world who never would get it anyway.
Great shows like this used to be on network TV. Now we have 100+ channels of drivel. How far the culture has descended in the last 50 years. But on the bright side, I saw a live band play this tune last night.
CLASSIC! Back in the late '80s, I had a VHS tape called The Coltrane Legacy that this performance is on. I haven't been able to find it on DVD. Thanks for sharing.
The story is apparently that he was fresh out the pen after the great Roy Haynes stood in for him through most of 64, (to hear that unit check out ' Coltrane live at Newport 64'. Anyway he came straight from jail to the bandstand here and didn't have time to pick up a suit.
It is true. Robbie Krieger, guitarist of The Doors, did incorporate parts of Afro Blue into his solo during the tune Universal Mind at the Bakersfield concert, August 21, 1970. Quite a tribute to John Coltrane, and the music flowed wonderfully into The Doors' jazzy version of Universal Mind.
@@jeremiahsheehan8257 Perhaps I should have said Krieger added further elements to Afro Blue during his solo at the Bakersfield August 21, 1970 performance of Universal Mind.
gosh i’m glad they put this stuff on tv. as soon as the band breaks down and the camera start to pan towards tyner…i brace myself….the piano is mixed nice and loud on this one. i could use a little more jones and garrison but i’ll take it. really….such a joy to watch this band
4:30 that return to the head by Trane and then the camera pans over and you can make out Ralph hunched over the piano almost laughing to himself through his pipe in awe-struck GLEA(son) at the passion and intensity of that groove. Absolutely COOKIN’!!!! 🔥
My Chicago friend Theophilus Reed and his live band turned this song into another masterpiece at The Quarry on Friday, April 14th! You should check out the top notch performance schedule if you live in the city or just visiting! You'll be happy you did!💯
Luis, ¡muchas gracías! I've heard the Derek Trucks Band version of this, a few versions, actually, and now that flutist Kofi Burbridge of the DTB has passed, I wanted to hear where the inspiration came from. Now I know. And if any of you haven't heard the "Guitars" album that McCoy did, check it out. Trucks, Bela Fleck, Marc Ribot, John Scofield and Bill Frisell each playing a few songs w/ McCoy, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette.
Francis Hatilip lol, can’t help it man, forgive me. But we all seek for more , like ascending....a sweet thing and you know it and I know it and they know it. Since the day I first heard them.
Born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaria is an Afro-Cuban percussionist who became an influential musician in the United States in the 1950s. His given name is Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez. Nicknamed Mongo by his father, Santamaria believes his nickname comes from the Mali people in West Africa. Mongo means the chief of the tribe. 3:36 [BlackPast]
Dude I don't even think he reads or thinks with anything but polyrhythmic grace. I don't understand how to train my mind like his was and actually I just wish I could ask him what he listened to and played to growing up. It's beyond me how he creates these kinds of rhythmic landscapes so naturally
I wrote that comment after practicing along to this song for a couple hours. The nuance is hard to even hear it blends so well. I wish the recording quality had been better
La natura quasi "tribale" di questo pezzo è incredibile. Inoltre il timbro del sassofono somiglia a quello di una cornamusa ed' è appoggiato dalla costante presenza degli accordi del pianoforte e dall' incessante piatto della batteria che batte in tre. Il tutto conferisce al pezzo un qualcosa che dai più lontani dal genere del pezzo verrebbe definito caos, ma che io percepisco come soave sottofondo.
You know what is so lengendary about this paint , nobody knows when Coltrane is gonna stop the sound coming from his trumpet, yet everyone stops at the same time, Coltrane keeps teasing res of the band members pianist looking at trane bassist is clueless, yet they stop at the same time.
