Their bodies are playing hard and sweating but their souls are free and floating above their bodies. I'm a musician and this is my favorite reason for free improvisation. The liberation of the human soul. Few have done it better than these guys.
Understandable sentiment, but greatest as far as what? In their respective grooves, the quartets of Kenny Garrett, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson (with Clark Terry or Roy Eldridge), Benny Goodman original, or Sidney Bechet (with James P Johnson, Baby Dodds and Pops Foster) have to be right up there as well...
I was born to a father who was a lifelong student of Jazz. By age five or six my learning began. Hes gone 20 years but he left me the gift of realizing Jazz is a lifelong pursuit of knowledge and development of a deeper appreciation of the art. Thanks Dad .i love you.
Trane always was looking for the lost note. A friend of mine saw him in Philly not long before he died and said he stopped playing and began beating his chest and yelling while doing it. Trane said near the end he didn't know what else he could do. He was exhausted of ideas. One man can only do so much, I guess.
Everytime i watch this i cry. I think this is the most beautiful performance ive ever seen. I feel I am watching divine emergence into matter. Deep bow to Saint Coltrane,Jones,Garrison and Tyner❤
I always love how Jimmy Garrison singing his bassline while he plays can be louder than his bass at times. But him and Elvin Jones, what a rhythm section
Literally four pistons going off at the same time. Truly one of the best quartets of all time. Been over three years since the loss of McCoy Tyner, the last survivor to die in the John Coltrane quartet.
I was so sad this video was taken down!!!!! Thank you for reuploading! This is my favorite concert of all time and this video needs to be saved for the world to see…. This night the coltrane quartet ripped a hole through time and space and transferred everyone a vibrational wavelength to tune into in order to be immersed in the great astral plane….
The dude that claimed the last video doesn't own the copyright, just a self-important RU-vid channel owner. That prat fuck better not strike any more archived jazz recordings illegitimately to boost his own views
The greatest modal player in jazz, only rivaled by, heh, McCoy Tyner. Miles set the table for fusion, but Coltrane''s influence was enormous in progressive and avant garde rock. Both Allan Holdsworth and Christian Vander cried, were gutted for weeks after his death. And you feel the spirit of Coltrane in Allan, conjugating all the harmonies.
Vehement agreement with all the previous comments; just want to add an appreciation for the camera work and editing of this masterpiece which documents the astounding heights of soul, humanity, and expression that Trane and this iconic quartet achieved in the '60's, setting an Olympian marker for generations to emulate.
Coltrane is a minister unconcerned about popularity from his congregation. Speak the faith! Also, there's nothing more musical than this anywhere. The capping of the whole development out of Armstrong's hot five, right here.
All around Europe. Belgium, Paris, Copenhagen etc. I was so fortunate to be a student there, and everybody could afford a ticket. A wonderful time in cultural history.
The very best musicians feeding on each others' energy... Superbly played... Perfectly recorded... sound and camera. History was made... John Coltrane... the bird. .. McCoy Tyner - a legend
I went back to '65 ,hoping , waiting to see Coltrane on the bill at the Austin Jazz Festival . Miles replaced him when he pulled out . His band, though inventive with Handcock , Shorter, and Tony Williams, were still playing versions of the sets Miles played with Trane. Coltrane kept moving till he couldn't move anymore.
Theres a new kid, guitarist, plays modern Country Rock with Govt Mule ...Marcus King. Anyway, he stopped playing a couple of years ago to get a degree in Music Theory. He says in interview, if he could play his guitar the way John Coltrane played his Sax. Thats a compliment. Shows how far Tranes influence reaches . If you listen to this kid, youll hear a bit of Coltrane in his playing.
Toute la rancoeur d'un homme, au coeur blessé, transformé en beauté musicale. Musique puissante qui porte bien des stygmates. John et les autres ont eu des vies très difficiles... Gadam Mississippi, for exemple.NS. Ainsi, les voilà guerris ( pour un temps) ❤😢
thank you so much for bringing back this absolute masterpiece on youtube! they made inspiring their way towards the end! where he left the stage for some ....... and let everybody hear what unbelievable excellent musicians he played with! and then when John came back on stage everything came together, wich was just fenomenal! i wished i was there in Belgium 1965! John Coltrane Quartet brings you into ecstasy🔥🙏♥️
I'm learning the first piece of music on Alto Saxophone and holy mackerel lol, I can't tell if he free formed the notes or intentionally played it that way..love you John Coltrane your music lives forever 🎶
A bit of both. He was absolutely meticulous about scales and was known for practicing nonstop even when warming up for concerts and was using the Fibonnaci Sequence to try and talk to God (whether intentional or not) but he was also just spraying notes out like a Tommy Gun at times. No one could ever call him one-dimensional that's for damn sure!
@@whatdothlife4660 "many thanks for the bit of information, I heard a story similar about the Love Supreme recording and he was about his Jazz 🎷, love it"
Erstaunlich wie nonverbale Kommunikation das Sagbare für einen Moment ersetzen kann.. keine Beschreibung könnte diesen Mitschnitt erklären.. ich bin fassungslos, verwirrt und tief begeistert :0
A religious experience! This is way beyond jazz....Gospel gone cosmic! The second half of My Fav.is the most intense music ever recorded.How much music can four humans make? Elvin is basically soloing the entire time. Humble Trane never even looked up. One question...what keeps his horns from flying apart in his hands?
fair question! this video is actually a re-up of the original which had the same title of live in belgium. but i do believe this performance took place there, at comblain-la-tour in 1965.
@@jonnelson6446 I find life (and art) to be more enjoyable when I focus on the things I like about it rather than focusing on what it is that I hate about it. Was there anything you liked about it? Are there any other jazz artists you enjoy? I recommend listening to some late 50s Coltrane especially if this sound is too harsh - try the song Moment's Notice. And then maybe come back to this and try again. It'd be a shame to dismiss his whole career based on this performance.
