John Coltrane

[Chupacabra]

John Coltrane is almost universally regarded as one of America's greatest saxophonists, next to Charlie Parker. Whenever I listen to Blue Train or A Love Supreme, a chill creeps into my spine. I'm by no means a jazz nerd, but I can't describe how much I enjoy his music. In it is a uniquely American sense of freedom that transcends the jazz genre, making his music popular amongst fans of all music, even to rock-listeners like myself. Coltrane's aforementioned masterpiece, A Love Supreme, was written after he became a born again Christian and is probably one of the few Christian albums I not only can tolerate, but truly love. My questions are two-- first, are there any other Coltrane fans on this board? And next, why is it Christians perfer more formulaic music to art like Coltrane's? I've seriously never met a Christian that dug his work.

 

[LottomagicZ4941A]

The name Coltrain is only vagly familar to me.

Use to complain about pop music then after trying to listen to Yes Tales of the Tropragraphic Ocean discoved myself to be closer to the pop end of progressive rock then the progressive end.

Ritchie Blackmore stated that the really good musians were into jazz.

Growing up in a small town some thought rock music should not be aproprate for Christian listening. I always thought that God should have awsome music and the whole rock being devil's music was a self fullfilling proficy.

There was a short time that I thought Petra could be a christian equilivant to pink floyd. An Uncle bought me Not of This World. Other Petra releases have been a disapointment to me.

Although I never bought the argument that rock was santanic I miss the respect that people use to have for the Bible.

Society in general seems to have less respect for the Bible now then in years past. It is nice to find a forum for real Christians. It is sad that the secular world has better music. With less partying and drugs the Christians should have a advantage.