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Tag Archives: Giant Steps

Coltrane week: experience Interstellar Space

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Mike Crutcher

This week, in celebration of the birth of creative genius John Coltrane, we focus on Trane’s Interstellar Space. Coltrane recorded this masterpiece in 1967, the year of his death, and Impulse! Records released it in September 1974. Plainly Astounding In a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz innovation | Tagged avant garde, Coltrane, Giant Steps, improvisation, jazz, saxophone | Leave a reply

Happy Birthday, McCoy Tyner!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mike Crutcher

Pianist Alfred McCoy Tyner was born December 11, 1938 in Philadelphia. He began studying piano at age 13, and by 22 he was part of John Coltrane’s classic quartet. He played with Coltrane for 5 years, then set out to lead his own band … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz innovation | Tagged Coltrane, Giant Steps, jazz piano, Tyner | Leave a reply

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