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The complete works of the legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane will be presented in a new radio series, "Trane Tracks," airing 8 to 10 p.m. Thursdays on KIPO 89.3 FM and KIFO 1380 AM beginning tonight. Get on board
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Seth Markow, longtime host of Hawaii Public Radio's jazz program "The Real Deal," will present Coltrane's entire recorded legacy in the 75th anniversary year of his birth, an odyssey Markow expects will take at least a year and a half.
Using complex harmonic sequences, Coltrane seemed to bring the bebop styles of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to their ultimate fruition.
"John Coltrane's innovative approach to rhythm, melody, harmony, phrasing, timbre and form has influenced countless musicians, in jazz and out," Markow said.
Coltrane's incorporation of African and Indian musical ideas helped give rise to "world beat," "fusion" and "new age" styles.
"Not since his passing in 1967 has there been a jazz figure of his stature -- many, in fact, call him "the last giant."
John Coltrane's first recording came while he was stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1946. By 1955, having played with many jazz greats, Coltrane joined trumpeter Miles Davis' first working combo.
His own time to lead came in 1960. During the last two years of his life, Coltrane would expand the woodwind and percussive forces of his group, largely abadoning traditional musical mores, including regular tempo.
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