Blues & Beyond #54: John Coltrane: A Remembrance on the 40th anniversary of his death.

Series: Blues & Beyond
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Piece Description

July 17, 2007 marks the fortieth anniversary of John Coltrane's death; he was only forty at the time, so he has been gone now as long as he was here. In a short life and all too short time at the center, John Coltrane greatly expanded our notion of jazz, enjoying both commercial success and acclaim, but also criticism and dwindling audiences later in his career. It's impossible to cover a significant part of his musical output in one hour, but on this program we touch certain key musical turning points, using both full pieces and parts of pieces, from his first recording, a jam session while he was in the Navy, through his time with Dizzie Gillespie and Miles Davis, and his own leading roles on the Prestige, Atlantic, and Impulse labels. From soft ballads with singer Johnny Hartman to the madness that is "Ascension" we try to scratch the surface hard on one of the most intriguing musical careers of all time. This is the first of two parts; the second will feature his master work "A Love Supreme" with guest Ashley Kahn, author of "The House That Trane Built" and "A Love Supreme: The Story Of John Coltrane's Signature Album."

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 7-15-2007

Transcript

John Coltrane "Soft Lights And Sweet Music"
Prestige: Fearless Leader

John Coltrane "My Favorite Things"
Verve: Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive John Coltrane

John Coltrane "Equinox"
Atlantic: Coltrane's Sound

John Coltrane & Friends "Hot House"
Rhino: The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet "We Love To Boogie"
Rhino: The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology

Miles Davis Quintet "Trane's Blues"
Prestige: Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane "Evidence"
Blue Note: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane

John Coltrane "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You"
Prestige: Fearless Leader

zipper:
John Coltrane "Impressions"
Impulse: The Very Best Of John Coltrane

John Coltrane "Giant Steps"
Atlantic: Giant Steps

John Coltrane Quartet "Greensle...
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00:00 Billboard: Opening theme/host intro "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister...."

00:59 Billboard ends with theme end.

01:00 Option song intro: "Starting out, here's a piece whose title doesn't...."

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06:00 Show reintro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister...."

30:09 end of part 1 "... after the break, here on The Blues & Beyond."

30:10 zipper plays for 59 seconds & fades

31:09 Show reintro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister...."

58:15 voice out "Thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond"

58:29 closing theme fades

58:30 Promo begins with bed "On the next Blues & Beyond..."

58:45 voice out "On the next Blues & Beyond."

58:59 bed fades

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