Album Rating: 5.0
Ritalin M. Popsicle -
First off, thanks for the criticism. I enjoy getting praise, but I enjoy people being picky just as much to improve my writing. I have some nitpicks about what you've said in addition to adding to my own defense.
"Came out" and "recorded" are 2 very different things, of which you have confused. Giant Steps was recorded in April & May of '59 and released in January '60 and ALS was recorded, as I mentioned in my review, on December 7, 1964. Surely you don't think that the album was released sometime in that 24-day period before the beginning of 1965? It was actually released 2 months later in February '65, similar to the recording and release of Crescent. Please don't take this arrogance, but I 've done a lot of research on this album, including reading the book written solely about this album by Ashley Kahn, so I think my opinion has some weight to it.
I admit that saying that it is technically false saying that ALS is the beginning of avant-garde jazz, but you also have to remember that Ornette Coleman did not have the popularity that Coltrane had attained in this timeframe, so it's more accurate to say that he brought avant-garde to more of a mainsteam audience.
As far as the recommended albums, I have since listened to and purchased several more Coltrane albums since I wrote this review. Certainly My Favorite Things, Ole and Afro Blue among others are worth listening and acknowledging, but I had little knowledge of these releases at the time.
And as far as the "bass guitar" thing goes, I'm by no means ignorant enough to think that Garrison actually played a bass guitar. It was simply a minor edit that I forgot to take out when I proofread it. The overall effect of my review is not diminished by the addition of those 2 words.
The fact that you have enough time to try and pick out details and exploit the writing errors of a 16-year old multi-instrumentalist when you in fact are the one adding errors speaks volumes about yourself.
Sincerely,
fendercustomstrat
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