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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