“Expression”:
I would agree it is not the most accessible, but it was a direct and demonstrably natural place for his playing to be at. I certainly would not think of attaching “fault” to any of the music. Not disjointed at all, but free of the usual constraints of comfortable and recognizable form. Not your typical “Chin, Chin, kaChin kind of a Jazz. Pure and free “Expression”. He would be dead a few months later.
If you follow all the clips posted (and more) with an eye for dates and a timeline you can hear his playing heading in that direction. I believe the quote you posted was something along the lines of Trane “found it impossible to coast”. To a creative artist coasting is playing what he has done or played before. Think about it, if he’s always trying to play something new....is it any wonder that’s were his playing ended up? We may find it “inaccessible”, but there is a certain beauty to the process.
What amps are you using now?
I would agree it is not the most accessible, but it was a direct and demonstrably natural place for his playing to be at. I certainly would not think of attaching “fault” to any of the music. Not disjointed at all, but free of the usual constraints of comfortable and recognizable form. Not your typical “Chin, Chin, kaChin kind of a Jazz. Pure and free “Expression”. He would be dead a few months later.
If you follow all the clips posted (and more) with an eye for dates and a timeline you can hear his playing heading in that direction. I believe the quote you posted was something along the lines of Trane “found it impossible to coast”. To a creative artist coasting is playing what he has done or played before. Think about it, if he’s always trying to play something new....is it any wonder that’s were his playing ended up? We may find it “inaccessible”, but there is a certain beauty to the process.
What amps are you using now?