“Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.” MovingMusicMiddleJazzMusicalSentencesJazz Music Author:John Coltrane
“Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music as if for the first time, as if I had never heard it before. Being so inescapably a part of it, I'll never know what the listener gets, what the listener feels, and that's too bad.” IfsKnowsFeelsFirstsSometimesWishWalksMusicHeardFirst TimeJazzMusicalListenersJazz Music Author:John Coltrane
“When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.” PeopleDesireMusicPossibilityMusicianJazzMusicalJazz Musician Author:John Coltrane
“Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way--through the senses, theoretically, technically. I would talk to Monk about musical problems, and he would sit at the piano and show me the answers just by playing them. I could watch him play and find out the things I wanted to know. Also, I could see a lot of things that I didn't know about at all.” KnowsWayPlayShowsProblemWantedOrderFeltAnswersWatchesHighestJazzMusicalSensesPianoArchitectShow MeMonk Author:John Coltrane
“I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music.” ThinkingFirstsBirdAspectStructureMusicalExplorationTheoreticalAwakenedDizzy Author:John Coltrane
“I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.” PeopleWantSoulSpeakLanguageDivineMusical Author:John Coltrane
