From one angle, it’s a shame that this 1960 tour of Europe was the last time Miles Davis and John Coltrane performed together. After four years in the Miles Davis Quintet, Mr. Coltrane had broken a hole in the parachute and was hurtling somewhere new at terminal speeds. 6” capture the tenor saxophonist just as he is starting to define the eruptive, gut-emptying style that would eventually revolutionize jazz’s avant-garde. And then you hear something else: Did Wynton Kelly, the group’s sturdily swinging pianist, catch some of Mr. Coltrane’s bug? Once in a while, you’ll hear him dropping in a darkened harmony or playing swirling, chaotic arpeggios.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 20:03 UTC