1967, American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, New York, aged 40. Worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie. Released the 1964 album A Love Supreme. 1967, The Who performed at the Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada. 1967, The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby You’re A Rich Man, " originally … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 17
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Syeeda’s Song Flute” by John Coltrane
Two weeks after participating in the recording of Miles Davis' watershed album "Kind Of Blue," John Coltrane began sessions for his fifth album and first for a new record label. The record was "Giant Steps" released 52 years ago this month and featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums. The song, a Coltrane composition, has a simplicity … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Syeeda’s Song Flute” by John Coltrane
Song Of The Day – “Who Wants Ice Cream” by Ravi Coltrane
In 1965, while John Coltrane was giving birth to his masterpiece “A Love Supreme,” his wife Alice was giving birth to their son Ravi. Sure, it’s in the blood…and it can’t be easy being a Jazz saxophonist whose father was a legend, but throughout the years, Ravi Coltrane has steadily carved out his own space in the world of Jazz. And if you don’t already think he’s arrived, his … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Who Wants Ice Cream” by Ravi Coltrane