From 0887205bdb4c7f9ed559995d84e976e0b2eaa28e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20M=2E=20Sapka?= Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:10:07 +0100 Subject: feat: article for 2023-02-20 --- content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md (limited to 'content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md') diff --git a/content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md b/content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1f90b1e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2023/john-coltrane-giant-steps.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: "Music Monday: John Coltrane - Giant Steps" +category: "media" +abstract: jazz on Monday +date: 2023-02-20T14:53:21+01:00 +year: 2023 +draft: false +tags: +- music-monday +- john-coltrane +- miles-davis +- kind-of-blue +- giant-steps +- wayne shorter +--- +*Every monday I will try to post some music, just to bright up someone's day. I stole this +idea from [Ruben Schade](https://rubenerd.com/tag/music-monday/).* + +To say that [John Coltrane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane) was a successful jazzman would be a colossal understatement. He played with [Miles Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis) during the "[Kind of Blue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_of_Blue)" era. He was on top. + +And then he was not. Due to narcotics and alcohol, Miles removes him from his band. John didn't give up but instead pulled himself together and became the arguably best jazzman of all time. This is his first recording after the departure from [Miles's Quintet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis_Quintet). + +{{}} + +And who replaced Coltrane? [Wayne Shorter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Shorter)! Another legend. + +Now, there is an excellent movie on Youtube explaining exactly how great of achievement Giant Steps was. + +{{}} + +Ps. Today I learned that John Coltrane is considered a [saint](https://www.coltranechurch.org/), which is funny in a way. Coltrane was very spiritual, but calling him a Christian would be a mistake. + + -- cgit v1.2.3