Yes, now I remember, it was definitely the Chinese Oboe!
And they wonder why I love those BIG flutes.... ;*)>
Thanks for sparing my aging memory hours of tedious scouring.... ;*)>
Brett "Bud" Breitwieser (brettb@rajah.com)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Ross [mailto:peteross@cloudhandsmusic.com]
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:24 PM
To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
Subject: RE: Coltrane poster?
Brett,
I believe it's a "Musette" a type of Chinese oboe. I've also seen
Charles Lloyd play one.
>Peter
>This is a bit off-topic, but this discussion has touched on an old lost
>memory and it will drive me crazy unless I can figure it out.
>
>Back in my old DJ days (it's been over 30 years!) I remember playing a
>record (it was all vinyl back in those days ;*)> ) by Yousef Lateef in
which
>he played some kind of Chinese horn... anyone have any idea what this was??
>
>
>
>
>Brett "Bud" Breitwieser (brettb@rajah.com)
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>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Philip Gelb [mailto:phil@philipgelb.com]
>Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:17 AM
>To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: Coltrane poster?
>
>
>>I know the photo, though I haven't seen it in poster form. It's a great
>photo.
>>Coltrane was a big fan of shakuhachi and was apparently studying it
>>at least in 1966-67. I imagine during his 1967 Japan tour he visited
>>some teachers there. And if you listen closely to "Interstellar
>>Space" I believe you can hear some Watazumi riffs--I think that's
>>more than coincidence.
>>If anyone has more info on Coltrane's relationship to shakuhachi, I
>>would really love to hear it. I've even been thinking of writing to
>>Alice to see if she knows any more...
>
>Todd Baron, who i believe is on this list, once sent me an incredible
>photo of Trane on a train in Japan, playing shakuhachi. I have heard
>that during the last year of his life, while on tour in Japan, he met
>Watasumi and not surprisingly the 2 hit it off and then he played
>shakuhachi quite a bit in the last few months. Unfortunately, no
>recordings have yet to surface. Perhaps Alice is sitting on some? I
>certainly would want to hear them!!!
>
>Meanwhile i can simply play some of Coltrane's tunes on my own shakuhachi.
>:)
>
>phil
>--
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>phil@philipgelb.com
>http://www.philipgelb.com
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