[Zasterz]

I also loved Coltrane's tone on soprano, but I know not many share that view.

Not sure if you were being sarcastic there, but in case not— I assure you he has a lot of fans! 😄

 

[Zasterz]

I don't think he was being ironic. There are many great fans of Coltrane (myself included) who wouldn't exactly consider his soprano tone as one to emulate.

Yes I’ve seen that, but just because there are lots of detractors here doesn’t mean there aren’t also tons of fans out in the world (i.e. that “not many share that view”). Every week or so I read someone in an interview or record review specifically calling out Coltrane’s soprano tone as an influence or object of admiration. It is loved by a great many people in the scheme of things.

 

[Zasterz]

Extolling his soprano tone in particular? Every week?

Yeah. To be fair, “every week” was probably overstating it, but I do see it a lot. Not necessarily all sax players, but I think it’s something a lot of people find compelling, especially people coming more from the free jazz/experimental music side of things.