Frogman, Orpheus - Seems to me this might be another example of that objectivist/subjectivist music dynamic that generates much discussion on this thread...or at least that’s how I interpret it. You two are Yin & Yang, two sides of the same coin.
I’ve NO problem with Orpheus recollection of his and the audience’s reaction to that Coltrane performance OR Frogman’s comments about JC’s work in that period. F’s 7:03PM 6/7 post makes a lot of sense to me and seems to be consistent with and explain what Orpheus witnessed. Even though audiences might have known JC from his work with Miles, that didn’t necessarily prepare them for what he might get into on any given night once he started performing with his own band. McCoy Tyner in that interview talks about how he was always exploring and experimenting, preferring not to do the same thing twice. The audience that O was part of might well have witnessed something they weren’t totally ready for. Heck, maybe it wasn’t even one of John’s more successful explorations.
I certainly do not understand what is provoking any ill-humor.
I’ve NO problem with Orpheus recollection of his and the audience’s reaction to that Coltrane performance OR Frogman’s comments about JC’s work in that period. F’s 7:03PM 6/7 post makes a lot of sense to me and seems to be consistent with and explain what Orpheus witnessed. Even though audiences might have known JC from his work with Miles, that didn’t necessarily prepare them for what he might get into on any given night once he started performing with his own band. McCoy Tyner in that interview talks about how he was always exploring and experimenting, preferring not to do the same thing twice. The audience that O was part of might well have witnessed something they weren’t totally ready for. Heck, maybe it wasn’t even one of John’s more successful explorations.
I certainly do not understand what is provoking any ill-humor.