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John Coltrane – Afro Blue (10:52)

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“Afro Blue” is a jazz standard composed by Mongo Santamaría.

Coltrane’s recordings of the piece have several features in common with his versions of “My Favorite Things”, including a pulsating 3/4 jazz waltz rhythm, and a drone-like harmonic structure.

It can be arranged in 6/8 or 3/4 time. If it is arranged in 6/8, it has a strong quarter note triplet feel; if it is arranged in 3/4, it has a strong dotted quarter note feel.
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  • Ken Burns Jazz
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  • Live At Birdland
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  • More John Coltrane
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  • Live in Paris
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  • Aleealski

    wowweekazowee.... yes, that sums it up. Well said pone2one.

    last month

  • janw-fm

    fantastic

    last month

  • yan_g

    the loudness of elvin during the theme @ 7:30 makes it so fucking intense!

    July 2011

  • lipokl

    It's incredibly good)

    June 2011

  • djsweetlips1971

    It will never be any better than TRANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    April 2011

  • blueporta

    glass of whisky in hand, lights dimmed, coltrane on the stereo - life can be good sometimes!

    April 2011

  • andyvonmusik

    Einfach schön und doch nicht Einfach...

    March 2011

  • emerusp

    genius!

    January 2011

  • nanniri

    E esse cigarro ? E essa musica perfeita ? E essa hipnose...

    November 2010

  • LillyMarleen

    Love this....

    October 2010

  • drodh1

    There is a correlation between the kind of music younger African (Americans) are listening to and the state of the political struggle. This straight ahead jazz is empowering and positive. So were the '60s.

    October 2010

  • ramlakhan

    Wow... The Live at Birdland version is definately one of the best pieces of music i've heard and will ever hear!!

    September 2010

  • drofflinen

    -.-

    August 2010

  • out-of-stepXXX

    but that isnt that live in jap is it?? anyway: marvelous, now i can go shavin , hanx...

    August 2010

  • piribolygo

    ace!

    July 2010

  • unspoken7

    is there anything better?

    July 2010

  • pone2none

    wowweekazowee, ditto pavlee!!

    March 2010

  • mckosman

    So..that's the name of this great tune.

    February 2010

  • IanCad

    the live in japan version is so good

    February 2010

  • 13Rose

    It'saaaa nicccceee (c) Borat

    January 2010
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