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Kind of Blue

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2. Right on!

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Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:05 PM

Mar 2016

I was just thinking about you, as I'm about to add an entry into your thread Black History That Doesn't make It Into The History Books

My goodness, Coltrane's albums were around my house and played especially on Sunday mornings. I'm like what sense could parents possibly make of this, it was so irritating But somehow the music became a part of me by osmosis, I guess.

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Coltrane's ‘A Love Supreme’ Added to the Library of Congress [View all] Kind of Blue Mar 2016 OP

What an honor! Now I need to go listen to it for the first time! Number23 Mar 2016 #1

Right on! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #2

We play Ella in our house on Sunday mornings! What is it about Sunday mornings that brings out the Number23 Mar 2016 #5

Oh My, Ella! We could start a thread devoted Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #11

Love Ella. lovemydog Mar 2016 #16

That woman's voice is pure silk. Nina Simone's voice is like black velvet Number23 Mar 2016 #17

It never tires. I've probably listened a hundred times. Gregorian Mar 2016 #3

But that's Miles Davis, not Coltrane! Number23 Mar 2016 #6

LOL! Let's combine the two giants in Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #7

Woah! Mind blown!!! Number23 Mar 2016 #8

Good Lord, that's an awesome gif! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #10

My mind was blown at not only how pretty that music is but the NAME!! Number23 Mar 2016 #13

LOL! No coincidence. Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #15

That's more like it. Gregorian Mar 2016 #19

Oh my yes! SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #20

You might like this too. Gregorian Mar 2016 #21

Plan well elljay Mar 2016 #4

Yes, indeed! In one of the NPR stories Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #9

Oh, how could I forget! My love of Coltrane Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #12

That one blows my mind lovemydog Mar 2016 #14

Yes, Sir! "...most profound contributions Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #18

Whoah. lovemydog Mar 2016 #22

Aww, nice evening! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #23

Thanks K o B. lovemydog Mar 2016 #24

Just for your listening pleasure today, may Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #25

They didn't mention Alice Coltrane's version Laughing Mirror Mar 2016 #26

Excellent! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #27

The beauty of this always brings me to tears Laughing Mirror Mar 2016 #28

The entire quartet shines on this album... I hate liars Mar 2016 #29

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