Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65
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In Theaters : 04 September, 2007
DVD Release : 04 September, 2007 |
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Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 description
As Ashley Kahn points out in his informative liner notes, there aren't many visual recordings of jazz giant John Coltrane in circulation--or, possibly, in existence. In capturing the saxophonist in three different phases in his too-brief career, this installment in the inestimable Jazz Icons video series performs a valuable service. The 92-minute DVD includes a 1960 performance in Dusseldorf, Germany, featuring Coltrane on tenor with his mates from Miles Davis's rhythm section, jamming on Miles's tunes; a 1961 performance in Baden Baden, Germany, with Coltrane on soprano and tenor, and Eric Dolphy on alto sax and flute, backed by pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman, and super-drummer Elvin Jones; and a surpassingly intense 1965 Belgium performance by "the Classic Quartet," with Jimmy Garrison replacing Workman. The black-and-white footage, some of it from broadcast sources, is sometimes striking, sometimes too shadowy (the dated camera effects, while evincing a certain period charm, still don't help). And a rare meeting of Coltrane and tenor great Stan Getz at the end of the Dusseldorf set is compromised by the poor miking of Getz. But we'll put up with such imperfections to hear the primal force of Trane's playing cut through the years, on songs ranging from "Autumn Leaves," to "Impressions," to "My Favorite Things." Trane lives. --Lloyd Sachs |
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Fantastic surreal performances
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| These three black and white performances(two in Germany and one in Belgium) sport great performances by Coltrane, his quartet and guests Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz and Eric Dolphy. Wynton Kelly plays piano on the first track rather than McCoy Tyner. I was amazed at the quality of cinematography and editing. The last performance in Belgium in '65 has inspired performances all around and is visually stunning and surreal. Apparently, it was a very cold auditorium or outdoors. The performers' bodies, especially drummer Elvin Jones, literally steam!!! It was great to see how Coltrane's stage presence evolved from rather stilted to dynamic like a charismatic preacher. Things start a little slow and the bowed bass solos seem to add little, but the early Peterson solo and then all of the latter tracks blew me away! No interviews, no narration. Roughly 90 minutes of music. |
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