The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
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"I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good."
-John Coltrane
The Olatunji Concert is truly fascinating. Recorded in 1967, shortly before Coltrane's untimely passing, the Olatunji Concert contains two tracks roughly half an hour long. Babatunde Olatunji (an African percussionist) and his wife had ... read more
Thanks to @Silver for this recommendation! Well, you can't even tell if he's having health problems based off his exotic performance here, ofc that's how his last one went lol. Two pieces where the ensemble just goes crazy for 30 minutes straight make for a good note to end on. rip.
Favorite Tracks: Ogunde, My Favorite Things
john coltrane, dying at the time, gives his all in one last performance before leaving this earth forever. absolutely mesmerizing. my only complaint is that the audio quality sounds like it was shredded in a cheese grater. the piano is completely drowned in the mix, only popping up for air during its solo midway through the first track, ogunde.
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Track List
- Introduction by Billy Taylor
- Ogunde
- My Favorite Things
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2mo
mfw when the sheer beauty and power of human life is expressed in an hour long free jazz live album (i am fucking sobbing and no other album has made me feel this way)
Added on: September 9, 2016