By the way, i made a point of writing a history that could be read by people
By the way, i made a point of writing a history that could be read by people
with little or no mastery of the technical vocabulary (i.e., people whose
background is in literature or visual arts or, quite simply, history).
I am more interested in discussing how Coltrane introduced Eastern spirituality
into popular music and legitimized extended abstract pieces than in discussing
how such and such a trumpeter played a fifth or a saxophonist used the keys.
It is telling that most jazz books seem to make a point to analyze in detail
the tracks that i consider less relevant.