John Coltrane's legacy
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Rova Orkestrova : Electric Ascension 2003, Atavistic records
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An American all-saxophone group, its name derived from the surname initials of the players, although Andrew Voigt has been replaced by Steve Adams (ROAA would be harder to pronounce).
Though their music seeks an exact balance between composition and improvisation, they have lately been written for extensively by many different composers.
"There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine: new feelings to get at. And always, there is a need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we've discovered in its pure state. So that we can see more clearly what we are. In that way, we can give to those who listen, the essence—the best of what we are. But to do that at each stage, we have to keep on cleaning the mirror."
- John Coltrane, 1965
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