One of The Nicest Ballads I Have Heard in My Life

youtube ^ | 1958 | John Coltrane

[shineon]

This is one of the nicest ballads I have ever heard in my life.

[shineon]

This is just a short little Coltrane vignette for your listening enjoyment.

[incredulous joe]

very nice way to cap off the night.

[shineon]

Amen

[F15Eagle]

Beautiful

Thanks for pointing this out - it’s a keeper

[shineon]

np

[2ndDivisionVet]

Take a look at this:

Andy Williams with Simon & Garfunkel — Scarborough Fair/Canticle
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nt4HZ7AKp1s

[GnuHere]

Sweet - thank you for posting it!

[shineon]

Andy Williams with Simon & Garfunkel — Scarborough Fair/Canticle

For some reason right now I’m not getting this through youtube. I’ll get back to it later though. Thanks

[incredulous joe]

I almost forgot what a great voice Andy Williams had.

Nice neckerchief, too! ;0)

Okay, I’m really out of here now.

Night night FReeps.

[Lancey Howard]

One of my all-time favorites - - I probably still have the original S&G 45 up in the attic. Thanks for posting that link. Andy Williams is another of my favorites and hearing him sing along with Art can’t be beat. Great stuff.

[tanuki]

Thanks for posting. I needed that.

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, allow me to return the favor with one of my favorite ballads from when I was a kid. Going back 40 years here.... (40 friggin years!) This one should be played LOUD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kJONgWKFi0

[shineon]

May God Richly Bless You

[Cyropaedia]

I just downloaded this song off of iTunes two days ago!

Coincidence....?

I think not. It's the ghost of Coltrane...

[Ooh-Ah]

Thank you—that was beautiful!

BTW, love your tag!

[shineon]

[shineon]

They were so young. Bookends. Thanks for posting.

[shineon]

[Cyropaedia]

There's really no one quite like Coltrane these days.

Redman and Carter are good, but they really can't replicate the vitality of his sound.

[shineon]

He was so authentic. So tasteful. So sweet. So rich and soulful. Like the weight of the world rested on his shoulders and it was OK.

[Aria]

And enjoyable it was.....

Very nice! Thanks.. :-)

[Cyropaedia]

Someone in Time recently described his sound as "slightly undercooked" and that just struck me as a near perfect description.

"Undercooked" yet it just works. He had great chemistry with McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones. Hell, he had great chemistry with just about everyone.

You can't say that about all musicians.

[Eagle9]

Coltrane recorded one album of ballads with a singer, Johnny Hartman. "John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman" is considered an all-time jazz classic. Here is one of the six songs on that album

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - My One and Only Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecrE80rnjhw

[shineon]

I heard Elvin say that playing with Coltrane reminded him of being in Church and listening to his father pray. He was probably speaking on tongues!

[shineon]

Sorry typo - speaking in tongues!

[shineon]

Thanks for posting.

[shineon]

[shineon]

Here's a nice ballad by Michael Brecker doing Coltrane's "Say It"

[Caipirabob]

Here's a beauty I looked up after seeing an animal shelter commericial on TV.

Sarah McLachlan - In The Arms Of The Angel

[rlmorel]

If you liked this, you will LOVE the entire John Coltrane “Ballads” album...

[shineon]

I think you meant this instead Nice country song.

[Caipirabob]

LOL! Darn it...it was early! : )

Here's the version I enjoyed - Sarah McLachlan - In The Arms Of The Angel

The other one is a brilliant Brasilian artist "Djavan" singing "Oceano". Wish I could find the original video. The girl looks like an old GF.