![]() Elvin Jones make dramatic use of drum rolls and cymbal crashes throughout the song to maintain the sense of mystery. He then proceeds with an improvisation of unusual emotional depth – reminiscent of a preacher exhorting his congregation. ![]() The theme is repeated for two choruses and then stating the theme twice. Coltrane then enters on the horn (a tenor), his playing slow and pensive. ![]() The composition evokes a sense of mystery. “Equinox” is introduced by McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones with a Latin rhythmic passage, which shifts into the slower tempo of the theme. ![]() Unlike “Naima” and “My Favorite Things”, “Equinox” would not become part of Coltrane’s repertoire.Ĭoltrane’s attitude in writing “Equinox” is described by Dr Lewis Porter as “Coltrane was a serious blues player and his blues pieces reflect the desire to get back to a primal mood, and away from the emotional lighter, harmonically more complicated and complex blues of the boppers.” Unfortunately, the other Atlantic recordings of “Equinox” were lost in the 1978 warehouse fire before they were released. Before he recorded it, Coltrane performed “Equinox” several times in live venues, including a session with Miles Davis’ rhythm section and at the 1960 Monterey Jazz Festival. The release of “Equinox” was delayed until 1964 when Atlantic issued the album Coltrane’s Sound.
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