RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real.

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I have Creem magazine and the late Lester Bangs to thank for my introduction to John Coltrane in the seventies.

A while after reading the magazine article, while shopping at Inner Sanctum Records a block away from the University of Texas Austin campus, I noticed a Coltrane record in the used record bin and decided to buy it. It was the Interstellar Space album. This was my first exposure to "free jazz" and upon first hearing, a little jarring. But, l listened to it a few more times and it's spirituality became apparent to me. This was also about the time when the Mahavishnu Orchestra became popular. Of course, Birds of Fire's spirituality was also apparent to me. Further exploration of Coltrane's back catalog only confirmed my feelings of spirituality/religiousness in his music.
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Topic - Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - free.ranger 21:04:00 09/23/20 (10)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - fantja 23:38:01 09/25/20 (0)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - Krav Maga 09/24/2020:03:49 09/24/20 (0)

I guess you can call me religious - jedrider 19:18:01 09/24/20 (0)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - B. Scarpia 06:00:28 09/24/20 (1)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - fantja 23:38:41 09/25/20 (0)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - dean_martin 05:50:12 09/24/20 (0)

this hits me hard - bullethead 03:11:45 09/24/20 (1)

A great side story -- creating "A Love Supreme" - free.ranger 07:10:29 09/24/20 (0)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - musetap 22:51:29 09/23/20 (0)

RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - JoshT 22:07:24 09/23/20 (0)

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RE: Church of Saint John Coltrane, five decades of keeping the rapture real. - Krav Maga 09/24/2020:03:49 09/24/20 (0)

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