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The tidbit about Coltrane's conception of the rhythm section for 'Acknowledgement' has me wondering if the long, loose version of the movement, which includes percussion, from the Seattle performance in 1965 approximates what he initially had in mind.

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Good point. Even though that is a very loose, unrehearsed situation—not what he would have recorded—it may be closer in the overall Sound to what he initially had in mind. THANK YOU ROBERT

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Thank you, too. Big fan of your Substack!

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Thank You, Friend!

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I love all this insight! Makes me play the LP with new ears.

A great series of essays o my favorite subject, Coltrane!

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Thanks, friend! Yes, some of these ideas only came to me in the past week. Much more to come! THANK YOU GERARD

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The spelling of "rhythm" is perhaps poetic? For "Ryt[-]hymn," read "right hymn" or "write hymn."

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Trane, bless him, was not a good speller. That's all there is to it. Thank you T.A.!

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Jan 30Liked by Lewis Porter

Nothing wrong with a little creative misreading!

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