[.ca] Living Space

brilliant revelaltions:
one of my favorite coltrane recordings-- its gorgeous amazing and beautiful-- coltrane like pollack and those guys in painting reinvented the art -its conscious stream of thought in music-- here they have achieved something that is truly transcendant-- these are gems -- evidence of great striving and accomplishment-this is holy music----it is required listening for modern man !!

The Classic Quartet:
Throughout Coltrane's prolific recording career he performed with many great musicians. One glance at his discography can affirm this fact and this disc features, arguably, his best surrounding musicians; they have become known as simply The Classic Quartet. The featured aartists are Jimmy Garrison on bass, McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums and JC on saxophone(s). If you are a collector of Coltrane music this is a must have disc since it features his classic quartet in fine form. This is a late seminal recording from around the time of Tranes album "Ascension." The title track, "Living Space" is a profound piece and an inspirational piece of artistry that is emotionally stirring . Trane is featured playing in his innovative modal mode that was influenced from the timelessness of Eastern Indian music. Since this was a posthumous release there are several tracks that were found that are untitled having only vault numbers. Do not let this put you off since they are some of finest songs on the disc but not having a name to associate with the melody is a bit challenging for the listener. Trane is at his improvisational best, reaching both vertically and horizontally on his sound, overlapping and interweaving with staggering results. The importance of the classic quartet to the totality of the sound cannot be overly emphasized; it was a combustible union that created magic that has lasted for generations. Mccoy Tyner played with a bouyancy that allowed for the shifting of sound in directions that were held together by the driving drums and pounding of the skins by Elvin Jones. This coupled with the thumping, harmonic bass of Jimmy Garrison created the one of tightest groups ever assemled in the annals of jazz history.This disc shows the fluidity of the players, each part contributing to the whole for a sound that has yet to be duplicated.Trane is bluesy, melodic, at times he plays in a far reaching, writhing style, but eventually the tenderness returns for the warm lush sound that only he has been able to produce. His ceaseless explorations on the saxophone, exemplified by his quest for a muscial spirtitual search comes through on this fine collection of recordings. Pieces of "A Love Supreme " and fragments of "My Favorite Things" can be heard echoing through the solos of Trane as he explores his inner sanctity revealing his consciousness. This is definitely a disc for the Coltrane or jazz connoisseur that features some of the last recrdings of the Classic Quartet. An excellent recording by some of the best at their collective apogee.

• Living Space
• Dusk Dawn
• Last Blues \o#\c