Touchin on Trane

Crowns of Jazz (100 items)
list by Ruisperkele

Gayle, Parker and Ali play in a context which is a natural evolution of Ellington's concept ..., each man contributing his whole musical self freely and spontaneously while at the same time taking into consideration the aesthetic needs of the composition and that each contribution/response blends with the others into a unified, harmonic whole. A spiritual unity and spiritual wholeness, which is finally, what this music is all about. ... -- Shortened version of the liner notes by Joseph Chonto, 1993