Saturday, February 03, 2007
Episode 1 - Terence Blanchard
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We officially launch the Traneumentary episodes with New Orleans based trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard. Terence has worked and recorded with a number of musicians including Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton and Donald Harrison and has scored numerous films most notably for Spike Lee. His latest recordings are "Flow" ( Amazon| iTunes), "Inside Man" ( Amazon | iTunes ) and "When The Levees Broke..." (Amazon).
On this episode, Terence talks about his introduction to John Coltrane and comments on the saxophonist's innovation and lasting impact.
Additional information: TerenceBlanchard.com
Track excerpts used in this episode:
"Trane’s Blues” & "Four" from Miles Davis Quintet “Workin’”
"Acknowledgement" from A Love Supreme
"I Want To Talk About You," "Afro Blue" and "Chasin' The Trane" from Afro Blue Impressions
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