"It seems to me that the audience, in listening, there's an act of participation going on there. And when you know that somebody is maybe moved the same way that you are ... it's just like having another member in the group.” -- John Coltrane

great quote.

love the ballads ...

Funny and ironic quote because by 1966 JC had made his music so dark and atonal the listener couldn't participate (and I'm a Coltrane fan).

I like to participate when listening to Coltrane's "Ascension"...and I emerge in tiny little pieces

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dcba
Funny and ironic quote because by 1966 JC had made his music so dark and atonal the listener couldn't participate (and I'm a Coltrane fan).

Now I understand why you don't like extended Taylor solos:

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.
John Coltrane

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"It seems to me that the audience, in listening, there's an act of participation going on there. And when you know that somebody is maybe moved the same way that you are ... it's just like having another member in the group.” -- John Coltrane

Nice! Keith's said something a bit similar about the importance of listening -
and it is a gift, to resonate to music. Not everyone has it - not even every musician has it.
It's strange and unfortunate that there's no name for the talent of listening resonantly.