In my mid-20s, I decided to get serious about jazz. My course of study, which I recommend to any neophyte, was to listen to everything Miles Davis ever recorded, in chronological order, and branch out from there. Sometime early on in my education, I bought a copy of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, largely because I knew it is one of the all-time standard works. But at that stage in my development, I just didn't get it, and so set it aside.
It's been a few years; in fact, I counted up the t-shirts and realized I've been supporting Denver's jazz station, KUVO, for over ten years now. And now, just now, I'm beginning to get A Love Supreme. I still don't understand it, but it makes the effort and time worth it.
It's been a few years; in fact, I counted up the t-shirts and realized I've been supporting Denver's jazz station, KUVO, for over ten years now. And now, just now, I'm beginning to get A Love Supreme. I still don't understand it, but it makes the effort and time worth it.
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