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Coltrane. Offering’s “Offering”: An Offering

Posted on October 6, 2014 by jschott

     One of the highlights of the new Temple University concert is Coltrane’s late composition Offering. The only other version of this fascinating meditation on harmonic cells is on Coltrane’s final official record Expression. Since the piece so seamlessly weaves … Continue reading →

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Coltrane: November 11, 1966 released on September 23, 2014, his 88th birthday

Posted on September 25, 2014 by jschott

       If it had been recorded properly, this could be one of the greatest recordings in Coltrane’s discography, which is to say one the greatest recordings in Jazz. Taken as it is, Offering: Live at Temple University is a … Continue reading →

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