For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I'm proud to present this two-hour program of essential selections from the catalog of John Coltrane, whose music I feel best represents and embodies Dr. King's message of justice and nonviolent resistance in pursuit of dignity & equality for all human beings.
While concentrating mainly on the classic Quartet era, I've included a couple of forays into his earlier collaborative work as a sideman, plus some of his innovative later material that pushed the boundaries of improvisation and tonality itself. Finally, the mix concludes with two contributions from Alice Coltrane, who among others has carried Trane's legacy far into the future across boundaries of time, space, and musical language. That legacy is still keenly felt today, and Coltrane's impact on the world of music will reverberate for many more decades.
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