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Playtime Comments : [Vox] The most feared song in jazz, explained

De***************:

7:46 Just in case you needed to summon the ghost of John Coltrane, this is the chart you need.

Sh*************:

7:48: It's important to know that in one her interviews, Alice Coltrane (John Coltrane's wife) said that Coltrane had a very involved process of writing music and it included - among other things - trying to find inspiration in the patterns that exist in nature, astrology and maps - for instance you have the mysterious Fibonacci sequence that repeatedly appears in fruits, plants, stars etc. as if it's some God code or sequence governing life. These patterns fascinated Coltrane, from my recollection. She said - if I recall correctly - that other times he'd be scribbling what looked like nonsensical numbers on his notes or newspapers but was in fact the constant study of patterns in everything. I do wonder if he ever elaborated on his writing process because I know Miles Davis did in his autobiography.

Nu***************:

3:21 sound like something came out from Studio Ghibli.

재즈**:

6:18 I've just knew that he's Adam Neely while thousands watching.

Mc************:

3:23 it reminds me of botw....

Mi***********:

Just a heads up, you shouldn't have background music playing when a musical example is being shown/played. 4:48 when Adam is showing how the tension of the G chord resolves to a C, the background music is in G. This makes the G, Adam is playing, sound like a tonic moving to a subdominant (C), instead of a dominant (G) resolving to a tonic (C).

Tw****:

3:22 I can't be the only one who got serious Breath of the Wild vibes.

ta***********:

9:10 So indescribably pleasing to my ears!

Mi***************:

0:30 I will now only hold my sax like that

To*******:

10:03 so london black cab drivers then

 

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Top Comments : [Vox] The most feared song in jazz, explained

Es*************:

Flanagan: Hey John, what key are we in?
Coltrane: Y E S

Da**********:

I can't believe I actually understood the theory in this. I still can't improvise over Giant Steps though..

Wo***:

And the drummer had the time of his life.

Ji*******:

But here's the thing, not only was Tommy Flanagan asked to improvise over Giant Steps - he was being asked to do so while sight reading it for the first time! Utterly amazing that he put down what he did on that recording. Absolutely amazing!

Pa****:

Hell yes. I get so mad when people say "jazz has no structure'. It has next level structure!

Sk*********:

Imagine the sheer relief the drummer had when he heard he didn't have to play any musical notes

ka**:

as a rock drummer, the thought of this makes me want to run and hide

Ha***************:

Who else was pleasantly surprised to find adam neely

KF******:

More like a taxi driver who has to go from the train station to the airport at 70 mph and every couple of seconds it's a different city.

Ag******:

Congratulations on the Emmy!

ka***********:

congrats on the Emmy!!!

Be*******:

Adam Neely: criticizes the vox Christmas video

Vox: gets Adam Neely to do their videos

Ma************:

Me, clicking on this video: "Man this better be giant steps..."
Video: "John Coltrane's Gian't Steps–"
Me: "thank god"

Mu***:

Music = Math


Coltrane = "I'm going to add Geometry to that"

Co************:

One of the members of my undergrad jazz combo wanted to play Giant Steps as the 1st set-piece. The pianist just went to the bathroom and didn't come back until the next class with that group.

El*******:

"Even in its most basic form"

plays 7-chords

AA***:

Adam Neely’s insta sent me!

hy*******:

So basically slaying an improvisation in Giant Steps is like being a london taxi driver

A*:

Now that I understood the giant steps stuff I'll go explain it to a friend. He's not gonna understand anything and I'm gonna confuse myself and I won't know anything anymore

co********:

My girlfriend wanted to start a family. I subtly changed the subject to "How the circle of fifths works". It worked. No more baby talk. No girlfriend either.

Ja*******:

No one:

Vox: "I need an analogy for that"

Lu*********:

Y A L I K E J A Z Z ?

Je*****:

Congrats on the Emmy!

Ma******:

Grats on the Emmy!

Th****************:

I'm so glad you guys had Adam Neely as a guest! This was such a good episode!

Ja********:

I didn't understand most of what was being said or presented, loved it anyway ! Thanks for opening the door for something l'll never understand, but want to explore anyways! <3 : 3

Ja***:

"If you don't understand a lick of music theory..."
I see what you did there ;)

Ol*********:

Country music: 3 chords, 300 listeners
Jazz: 300 chords, 3 listeners

Vu*************:

Whenever I listen to this song I think of a man who has overslept, is late for work, rushing to get ready, rushing to eat his breakfast, rushing to catch the bus but then misses it so he tries to run for it but he is far behind, then he steals a bike then tries to bike to work but many obstacles such as construction work, slow trucks are taking a lot of his time, he keeps looking at his watch as obstacle after obstacle comes, by the end of the song, as it relaxes, he gets to work on time, cleans himself up, sits down, takes a deep breath and takes a sip of cold water after a long morning.

Da**********:

Excellent explanation of Giant Steps and the theory behind it. I think it's also important for new jazz listeners to know that Tommy Flanagan was not just "any jazz pianist"...but was one of the most highly respected jazz pianists on the jazz scene at the time (and for many years thereafter) , who had not only recorded with Coltrane before, but with many of the biggest names in jazz. No Slouch! (as jazz musicians used to say). He was, of course, "blind-sided", when Coltrane brought in Giant Steps, with it's challenging chord progression, and then counted it off at a rapid tempo The story goes that the pianist thought it was going to be a ballad...and prepared for it as such! Years later, Flanagan recorded Giant Steps with his own trio and produced a couple of highly respectable bop-ish versions. Another interesting thing: Coltrane's initial recording of the composition (later released in the Atlantic box set) featured the young, highly talented Cedar Walton on piano (who went on to have a long and stellar career), and on that recording, Cedar opted not to solo at all... so daunted was he by the changes and tempo!

 

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