^I really loved this, probably even more than the studio version

Transport Band

Polish soul-funk band. Founded in 1979, disbanded in 1981.

I wrote a long reply to this but deleted it. If you’re only going to return to one of the other very rarely I recommend you invest in the classic studio release more often. It’s all sacred though

Why did you delete it, I'm not scared of long replies :(

idk i guess I was finding it hard to make the points I wanted to make without sounding like I questioning the timelessness of the live version

in a nutshell the drums sound much better on the studio record and that’s really important

and two Coltrane’s vision is strictly adhered to on the studio version and it’s designed for posterity and the live version caters to people who paid to see the greatest quartet of all time

Like Tyner wasn’t just Coltrane’s soldier he was the greatest pianist to ever live. Same with Elvin and the drums.

I’m not going to say Jimmy Garrison is the greatest bassist ever but that solo on the live version -good god- but the theme on the studio version- that’s for us forever -

the stars are beautiful but the rivers are streams are for us

thanks, that's interesting
I'll see if I can hear what you're saying here next time I listen to it

Absolutely agree. Please don't ever delete your "long" posts again - I love the way you write bout music, OH.

Marie, I also love the live Antibes recording because it's raw and free - but I really can't choose between the studio and live. It's like choosing between children.

Preciate that. It may be partially however because unlike with politics I occasionally edit my thoughts when I’m writing about music.

Mike Ratledge...quite the genius.

I'm starting off the morning with Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners. It's a stormy, rainy day here (the kind where there's a continuous, merciless downpour) and since I've been listening to more jazz this has been my rainy day record.