Search - John Coltrane :: Live in Stockholm 1963

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R. Williams | Los Angeles, CA United States | 02/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, the sound on this disc is crap, and right in the middle of Mr. P.C., one of the mikes goes out, but, this recording of Mr. P.C. is mind-blowing. They forego the boppy-lead in and just start with cymbals smashing and Coltrane blowing like a madman. In the middle of the track, the bass drops out and it's just Elvin and Coltrane in one of the most insanely inspired instrumental duets ever. This is Coltrane at his best. The dude over on the Village Vanguard review who wrote reams about Coltrane's discipline/lack of it, has some good points, but Coltrane's genius is a treatise on genius: on being able to ride the edge between total chaos and order, and do so joyously. Totally agree that Coltrane sounds even more amazing today. The fact that they do wrap w/the bop riff after the unbridled insanity of the rest of the track is a nice bit of irony, but it also works so well it's scary.



[Reviewer tested this track with bouts of repeat playing that would make a cockroach blush.]"