Alice Coltrane

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Alice Coltrane

Postby racersforcoffee » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:54 am

..used all 88 keys-and-then-some to embody "Form Is Possibility". Her Nuanced chord arpeggios and subtle foundation gave her husband, John Coltrane, the base he needed to totally break open the envelope of Jazz and inspire many of us to refuse artificial constraints to progress in all areas of our lives. She also gestated Ravi Coltrane, a great Tenor player who still inspires us....
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Postby Gator » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:09 am

She was awesome.
well stated RFC...very eloquent words for a very deserving person.
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Postby WildcatOne » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:21 pm

They're back jamming together again. Great tribute, Coffee. True and powerful words all the way. RIP Alice. WC1
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