John Coltrane has a special meaning in jazz for me.

I don't see any other musician creating harmonies as rich as him. Yes, not even Miles Davis, Bill Evans or Tom Jobim (other jazz musicians that I like a lot).

It is surprising how fresh and accessible his music remains today. He never became a top hit, but also never stopped being relevant.

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breezybottom 10 hours ago | parent [-]

When you say accessible I guess you're excluding his free jazz period. And "rich" harmonies doesn't really mean anything. If you're saying that he stacks more extensions than Bill Evans, that seems hard to quantify.

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viccis 7 hours ago | parent [-]

>And "rich" harmonies doesn't really mean anything.

I can't even begin to comprehend how you can't understand that someone can write harmonically rich music.

	▲	breezybottom 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's still not a definition, that's just you saying how you feel about it.