I was this week years old when I made a connection between John Coltrane's "India" and The Grateful Dead's "Dark Star" ... there are some melodic motifs on Trane's piece at the start which hint at the melody the Dead came up with for Dark Star... similar sequence of notes... not exact but enough that it caught my attention...

I was this week years old when I made a connection between John Coltrane's "India" & The Grateful Dead's "Dark Star." Some motifs on Trane's piece at the start which hint at the Dead's melody... similar sequence of notes... not exact but enough that it caught my attention. #musicsky #jazzxky #jaz

My listening report on Resonance Records' excellent restoration of legendary saxophonist (and long time Thelonious Monk side man) Charlie Rouse's beautiful 1977 Brazilian album "Cinnamon Flower" is now on eCoustics (dot com). https://www.ecoustics.com/music/charlie-rouse-cinnamon-flower/

My listening report on Resonance Records' excellent restoration of legendary saxophonist (and long time Thelonious Monk side man) Charlie Rouse's beautiful 1977 Brazilian album "Cinnamon Flower" is now on eCoustics (dot com). #musicsky #music #jazzxky #jazz

www.ecoustics.com/music/charli...