October 19, 2013
PROFUNDITY:
A Jazz Great's Divine Moment : Coltrane's 'Dear Lord' was the trumpeter's early inspiration and later a personal high point (Wynton Marsalis, 10/18/13, WSJ)
Coltrane was such an internal thinker. "Dear Lord" is his meditation on the profundity of creation. It's an encompassing kind of divine love, and the song has a healing quality. The quartet isn't expressing exasperation with the times. They're simply being open and reverential about God. McCoy's playing is sparkling and clear. He was in his late 20s when this was recorded in 1965, so he plays with a great deal of idealism. And Elvin was such an openhearted person. He's playing with a single-minded intensity, and his love for the music and for Coltrane was strong. You can almost hear him singing through his sticks.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 19, 2013 7:26 PM
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