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HW Pick: John Coltrane, 3 Play, 1965, Live (Video)

These three videos cover the”Classic Quartet” period in John Coltrane’s musical life. Coltrane‘s musical style from 196o-1962 had further developed, he was determined to make each performance “a whole expression of one’s being.” Continue reading

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HW Pick: Romance Language By Kirk Whalum

The scenario: A titan tenor saxophone stylist set apart, amongst other things, by his very personal sound decides to go into the studio with a singer he admires and feels is vastly underrated. There are many objectives for the session, top among them being to record an album of ballads and to garner wider recognition for the singer through the fans of the sax player and the vocalist s sheer talent. Continue reading