Afro blue

**kris** · 05-16-2015, 11:32 AM

This is my favorite Coltrane version.

**kris** · 05-17-2015, 04:30 AM

Originally Posted by fumblefingers

that at was kind of meandering. 2 stars. your assessment?

fumble it is not CD recording. It is bad camera/sound/ quality recording like most on youtube chanell. Too loud drums make sometimes ilussion of meandering. ...but this is a reall jazz played by top musicians - ... I like power,feel and creative solos on this video. I give 4 stars.

**fumblefingers** · 05-17-2015, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by kris

This is my favorite Coltrane version.

yeah man, very nice. showing everybody how it's done.

this is the one i grew up with. i could be mistaken but i believe that it's the definitive version. they're pretty close, so whatever. starts at 45:21. and not to take anything away from McCoy Tyner but Trane starts his solo at about 48:23. enjoy!

BTW - I'm sure you noticed that Coltrane's drummer Elvin Jones played on McLaughlin's version above, as well. an unmistakable sound.

**kris** · 05-18-2015, 03:23 AM

Very interesting solo piano version:

**fumblefingers** · 05-19-2015, 12:30 AM

Very nice, thanks!

**srlank** · 05-19-2015, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Sam Sherry

I really dig the Robert Glasper Experiment version (with Erykah Badu).

"Is it jazz" is a question I always steer away from. "It is what it is," as Coach Bellechick says.

I've been listening to this version a lot lately, and trying to transcribe the chords. And the timing is very tricky to me. I've been singing along to try and better internalize the feel.

Check out out this guitar/voice version!