Ravi Coltrane’s destiny
was written in the stars. Being that he is the son of the legendary
tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane.
Ravi was born in Long Island, New York but grew up in
Los Angeles, California. He was two years old in 1967 when his father
John Coltrane died. Ravi didn't make it easy on himself, 21 years
after the passing of his father Ravi Coltrane studied music at the
California Institute of the Arts. Ravi concentrated on the soprano
and tenor saxophone, the same instruments his father played.
Ravi Coltrane has pull
from his father's sound and made it his own. He's a musician of his
own time. “Spirit Fiction” is Ravi’s newest album which was
released on July 19, 2012. It has the tune “Cross Roads” on it. A
lot of musicians have recorded this tune. I like the way soprano sax
is feature on it, gives it another sound. On the tune "Yellow
Cat," the horns play straight through a two-minute piano solo,
which is odd but sounds great. Other tunes from this album I like are
"Roads Cross", "Klepto", "The Change, My
Girl", "Who Wants Ice Cream", "Spring &
Hudson" and "Check Out Time".
Ravi Coltrane may look
just like his father. You can hear some of John Coltrane in Ravi
Coltrane’s playing, but I think Ravi Coltrane has his own sound. He
is a great musician who has lived up to his legendary parents. Tune
in to Streetwise Radio and listen to some tunes off of Ravi
Coltrane’s “Spirit Fiction” album. I think you will be
pleasantly surprised. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on
ITunes, Live365, Athena365 and MyGen365.
LM
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