Listener comments!

Fri. 10/19/07 9:08am Pamela:

I thought you sounded a little phlegmy... But it's kind of a blues voice, so it works.

Fri. 10/19/07 9:14am Doug:

Well, this is how pneumonia sounds, sorry to say. But I do loves the deep voice!

Fri. 10/19/07 9:15am Pamela:

Pneumonia! Damn! I thought it was just allergies. Be careful of walking pneumonia... remember Jim Hensen...

Fri. 10/19/07 9:19am Parq:

Chicken soup, Doug. It couldn't hurt.

Fri. 10/19/07 9:26am Doug:

True story: Jim Henson lived up the street from me when I was a kid. For a while Henson was our paper boy!

Fri. 10/19/07 9:44am liz french:

doug, I'm picturing you weaving and bobbing along with the reggae, tea w/honey and lemon in one hand, Alka Seltzer Cold Plus in the other, the music weaving through the cottony brain cells...

you're the velvet fog today!

Fri. 10/19/07 9:54am Doug:

Definitely weaving. Bobbing not so much.

Fri. 10/19/07 10:16am paul:

Great reggae section kept me awake on my long drive to work... though wasn't that The William Tell Overture, not Bonanza? HiYoooo Silveeerrrrr!!!!

Fri. 10/19/07 10:55am Pamela:

This has been beautiful. Why did you have to play this right before 11:00? When do I get to go to the bathroom?

Fri. 10/19/07 11:02am Doug:

Dear listeners, please keep the comments coming throughout the next hour. And don't forget to email me comments about the documentary. I will forward them to the producer. Enjoy!

Fri. 10/19/07 11:10am Parq:

Well, here goes another hour's productivity...

Fri. 10/19/07 11:20am Parq:

Sorry to hog the space, but listening to this Alabama section draws the Christopher Paul Curtis book for young people, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" irresistably to mind. Everyone touched by the knowledge of what happened that day in Birmingham, whether or not you have school age children (but especially if you do) shold read this compelling, richly detailed novel.

Fri. 10/19/07 11:25am Doug:

That Alabama passage with the MLK eulogy has been running in mind every since '01 when I first heard this documentary. Coming up later in this segment, there is a fascinating overdubbing of a singer "performing" Coltrane's poem on the Love Supreme record along with Coltrane playing the last section of A Love Supreme. Amazing stuff.

Fri. 10/19/07 11:31am Dave in NC:

Doug...Drape a towel over your head and lean over a vintage radio while this documentary is on. Breathe deeply. Repeat weekly.

Fri. 10/19/07 11:35am north guinea hills:

i've been traveling the last 2 fridays and have missed the first 2 parts. i just have to say that this doc. is devastatingly beautiful. thank you so much!

Fri. 10/19/07 11:45am liz french:

OMG OMG OMG--the numero uno DESERT ISLAND ALBUM: Hartman and Coltrane.

I'm so happy to be hearing this doc.
L.

Fri. 10/19/07 11:59am Jaime:

the documentary is beautiful. thanks for playing it.

Fri. 10/19/07 11:59am Dave in NC:

Like N. Guinea, I'm 2 installments late to the party. This is fantastic! I can't understand why this is only the second time it has aired. This should be more available.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:02pm Doug:

I will do everything I can to help the producer convince those who need to be convinced to allow this documentary to be released commercially. If the opportunity to rebroadcast it for the archive ever arises, I will run again so it can be archived for posterity. Your positive comments (emailed to me, and forwarded to the producer) may be helpful in this regard.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:02pm Adrian, London:

That wa really enjoyable.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:04pm north guinea hills:

pure joy

Fri. 10/19/07 12:05pm Pamela:

I loved the singer performing the poem...

Fri. 10/19/07 12:05pm Greg:

Doug, you are a superior programmer. I love your show, but this Coltrane show goes beyond good disk jockeying to a major public service. I can't believe that this has not been broadcast regularly, or is not available on CD. Thanks so much!!

Fri. 10/19/07 12:08pm Jeromy:

I now perhaps understand a little more why it is often uncomfortable to listen to Coltrane's music. I adore him but there is something truly beyond music alone that is going on. This is often in conflict with or simply at odds with a more mundane intention of "listening to some tune" His voice is rich indeed. His pursuit is universal.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:10pm Doug:

I have been dying to hear this documentary again for six years. It is a deep and sublime pleasure to be able to share it with you.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:12pm Pamela:

OK, wait, can you give me the full name? I want to send the refernce to my brother, who will also want to hear it.

Fri. 10/19/07 12:18pm north guinea hills:

what jeromy said

Fri. 10/19/07 12:36pm Doug:

The name of the doc is "Tell Me How Long Trane's Been Gone." Produced by Steve Rowland (who conducted the interviews over the course of more than 20 years) and written by Larry Abrams. For more info, go to www.artistowned.com and search for an email address for Steve Rowland.

Wed. 6/24/09 4:06pm Larisa:

This playlist includes a track from "Ryukyu Rare Groove: Shimauta Pops in 60's-70's." Do you have track/artist info on this magnificent album? Thanks!

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