I've been listening to jazz and classical these days on my commute home from work. In the morning I try to listen to NPR or Kevin and Bean. But the way home is my time. I am starting to appreciate my time to listen to some music. I busted out some old CD's I have not listen to in a while. So this week I am listening to some John Coltrane's A Love Supreme and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. by far two of the greatest Jazz albums of all time.
A Love Supreme.
This unbelivable album is seriously a must have for those who appreciate Jazz. I truly feel that one must play an instrument to understand Jazz. Since I don't, I don't claim to undersatnd, I just appreciate. I was reading about this album the other day at Barnes and Nobles. John Coltrane dedicated this album "A Love Supreme" to God. His offering to God. And let me tell you. It is amazing. Listening to it in a new light of it being a offering to God made me apreciate it more.
Kind of Blue.
This album revolutionized my way of listening to Jazz all together. Just an unbelivable album. I love this album..
The reason I can't listen to too much Jazz is, simply due to the fact that I just can't understand it. Some Jazz music is so abstract. I just don't have the patience for it. But Kind of blue and A love Supreme is something that really hits me deep down.
I also busted out my Bach's Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould.
This is a 3 disc set that I got last year that has 2 recordings of Gould's playing of Bach's Goldberg Variations. It is amazing. the first recording is the real famous one. It is just breath taking.
And my favorite violinist Michael Rabin. I was listening to Paganini's 24 caprices.
Joshua bell cannot hold Rabin's jock strap! One of the violinist that truly is perfect. A true prodigy. Too bad he died so early. Or else he might be even bigger of a name than Jascha Heifetz....
Next week, I am gonna listen to Rap. Week after that I am gonna listen to Opera. My favoriet La Traviata! Compsed by Zubin Mehta and with my favoriet tenor Placido Domingo and my favorite Baritone Sherille Milnes. It is good to change from week to week. But if some of you are intersted in listening to some of these CD's, ask me nicely and I just might burn it for you.