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From: king@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Stephen King)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal
Subject: Re: What else do people listen to ?
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Date: 19 Jan 90 18:57:03 GMT
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Reply-To: king@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Stephen King)
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In article <11470002@hpscdc.scd.hp.com> miller@hpscdc.scd.hp.com (Phil Miller) writes:
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>        John Coltrane: His saxophone playing is more adventurous and
>                       creative than any metal gutairist. 

Yeah, I'll go for that, but Coltrane is a very hard person to listen to
when one doesn't have a really well developed love for/understanding of jazz.
A better place to start might be with Miles Davis, perhaps the 'Kind of
Blue' recording. Or, for those who prefer more peaceful melodic stuff, any
Dave Brubeck album with Paul Desmond on it would do. And of course, the Bird.

But don't overlook Cannonball Adderly, Dizzy Gillespie, Zoot Simms, or any
of the great drummers; Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, Louie Bellson, Gene Kruppa,
to name but a few. Rock fans may find Stanley Turrentine's sax easier to
comprehend, as his is a rocky sort of jazz, although sometimes a little
sleepy.