RIP Ravi Shankar

[Teasing the Korean]

Besides his importance as an artist in and ambassador of his own music, this is a man who changed everything in jazz and rock, if not necessarily directly, then by creating a new awareness and curiosity that re-framed the concept of "new" and "possibilities" in such a way things could never be put back exactly the way they were before.

In other words, aging jazz musicians could now grow out their sideburns and combovers, unbutton their shirts and get hip to the feelings, moods and vibrations of today.

[JSngry]

Besides his importance as an artist in and ambassador of his own music, this is a man who changed everything in jazz and rock, if not necessarily directly, then by creating a new awareness and curiosity that re-framed the concept of "new" and "possibilities" in such a way things could never be put back exactly the way they were before.

In other words, aging jazz musicians could now grow out their sideburns and combovers, unbutton their shirts and get hip to the feelings, moods and vibrations of today.

Well, that too.

But Coltrane was conversant/conversing w/Shankar before any of that happened, and to the best of my knowledge, Trane never had a comb-over.