>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
-- Philip Gelb phil@philipgelb.com http://www.philipgelb.com ____________________________________________________
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