CultureWorks

Steve Rowland

6907 Boyer Street

Philadelphia, PA 19119

(215) 843-4388

Steve_Rowland@msn.com

April 2, 2004

RE: Final Report on $39,000 grant toward the completion of

“Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone”, a 5 hour documentary for radio about

the life and music of composer and saxophonist John Coltrane.

“Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” received its national debut on September 23^rd, 2001, marking the 75^th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. Coltrane, who spent many years in Philadelphia, including his most of apprenticeship period, died at age 40 in 1967 and is still regarded as one of the most powerful forces in Jazz during the 20^th Century. This production is the most detailed documentary ever created about Coltrane’s life and work.

Production Team

The series was produced by Steve Rowland, producer of many other music documentaries for radio, including the Miles Davis Radio Project for which he was honored with a Peabody Award. It was co-produced and written by Larry Abrams, who also wrote the scripts for the Miles Davis series. The series is narrated by Professor Michael S. Harper, Department of English, Brown University, author of “Dear John, Dear Coltrane”, “Songs in Michaeltree” and other books.

Content

“Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” contains excerpts of over 75 exclusive interviews conducted by Steve Rowland over a period of 20 years. Those interviewed include Coltrane compatriots McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali, Art Davis, Reggie Workman, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders; writers Amiri Baraka, Nat Hentoff, Lewis Porter; saxophonists Gary Bartz, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Andrew White, and many others (complete list attached).

In the series, Rowland and Abrams attempt to meld various points of view, and various disciplines to create a complex portrait of one of the giants of 20^th Century music. Their approach includes biography, social and historical context, discussion of religion and spirituality, music theory and musical analysis and more. Also included are poems about Coltrane by Michael Harper, Amiri Baraka, Sekou Sundiata, Jayne Cortez, Nathaniel Mackey, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ntozake Shange, and John Coltrane himself.

The series also includes a number of musical ‘demonstrations’ by pianist Lewis Porter, saxophonists Gary Bartz and Andrew White and also innovative techniques used by Rowland to demonstrate the relationships between words and music — in the case of Coltrane’s “Alabama” and the Martin Luther King speech which inspired it, and the relationship of Coltrane’s poem “A Love Supreme” and a saxophone solo on the recording of that name.

Budget

The original CPB proposal was for a 2-hour program and a request for $39,000. As we worked on the material it became clear that there were many compelling reasons to make the series longer. I had done some interviews over 10 years ago with people that were now dead – including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Sun Ra, John Gilmore and Bob Theile (Coltrane’s producer). Abrams and I decided that we would try to make the program a more comprehensive project than we had originally planned – knowing that we still had to get back to our Leonard Bernstein series, and knowing that there was a good chance we would never get back to work on Coltrane in the manner that we would have liked to.

So we decided to enlarge the series to 4 hours, then to 5. This would enable us to go into great detail – and to then conduct many more new interviews that we had not originally planned.

We raised money from the NEA and the William Penn Foundation. Most of the budget lines were affected. We spent more on salaries, on travel, on post production, on office space and on the narrator. One thing that is interesting is that the cost per hour went down — from about $35,000 in the original projection to about $29,000 actual.

Distribution and Carriage

The series was distributed by The WFMT Fine Arts Network, based in Chicago, IL. It was aired on over 200 distinct stations and over 250 repeater stations for a total carriage of over 450 radio stations nationwide – an astonishing number for a music special. In Philadelphia, the series was broadcast by WHYY-FM and by WRTI-FM which aired it at least three times.

Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. A sample of the over 600 email messages we have received is attached, as are two newspaper reviews.

Radio Review; Music Talks in Ambitious Coltrane Bio:[Home Edition]

DON HECKMAN. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 3, 2001. pg. F.7

Full Text (567 words)

Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane was only 40 years old when he died in 1967. But, like others whose lives were cut short in that turbulent decade, his influence has continued to grow in size and scope.

Musically, the impact of his breakthroughs as an improvising artist has touched most jazz artists–saxophonists in particular– who have come to age in the post-’60s era. Culturally, his presence as an African American icon has been more subtle, if equally pervasive. (One of the more unusual examples is the Bay Area’s St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church.)

The public radio documentary “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone,” which will be broadcast on KCRW-FM (89.9) today starting at noon, is an ambitious, five hour exploration of Coltrane’s life and times, told through career-spanning selections of his music, with narrative commentary from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins, Sun Ra, and Coltrane’s widow, Alice.

In taking on such a complex artist, producer Steve Rowland and writer Larry Abrams faced a task not unlike that which confronted Ken Burns with his massive, 10-hour TV documentary on jazz. In Burns’ case, the primary criticism he encountered was related to his decision to compact the last 40 years of jazz history into the final episode of his series.

Curiously, in an odd, if unrelated, reversal, the Coltrane documentary has opened the potential for comparable criticism. In this case, however, it is because Rowland and Abrams have elected to focus perhaps half of their coverage on the final third of Coltrane’s career. Given the extent to which Coltrane’s activities became linked to the civil rights movements of the ’60s, it’s not a surprising choice. And the presence of poetry excerpts from writers such as Amiri Baraka, Sekou Sundiata and Jayne Cortez (whose poem “How Long Has the Trane Been Gone” inspires the documentary’s title) tends to emphasize the connection.

In this case, however, the decision to contrast the Coltrane music of the ’60s–with its emphasis upon spiritually oriented, collective spontaneity–with the more mainstream-connected, harmonic explorations of his earlier work is a reasoned and legitimate choice. The viewpoint behind that choice is directly stated near the opening of the first hour, in which narrator (and poet) Michael Harper notes of Coltrane, “His greatest contribution was not stylistic. Coltrane brought the devotional core of African American music to jazz. In doing so, Trane brought the music home.”

That’s an arguable point, on many counts, not the least of which is the documentary’s tendency to view Coltrane’s many creative breakthroughs as stages leading toward his final years, rather than as major artistic accomplishments in their own right. But it is, nonetheless, an argument worth making. And those who take the time to hear the entire documentary will be challenged intellectually and musically, regardless of whether they choose to weigh in on the side of form or on the side of content; on the side of Coltrane as virtuosic musical innovator or shamanistic cultural icon.

At the end of the day, Coltrane’s music–as it is thoroughly displayed in this compelling documentary–provides ample sustenance for all those points of view, as well as many others.

“Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” can be heard today from noon to 5 p.m. on KCRW-FM (89.9).

[Illustration]

Caption: PHOTO: A five-hour documentary studies the life of jazzman John Coltrane.; PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press

Credit: SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

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People:	Coltrane, John
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Article types:	Radio Program Review
Section:	Calendar; Entertainment Desk
ISSN/ISBN:	04583035
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“I want to be a force for real good,” said John Coltrane, during a 1967 interview with writer-activist Frank Kofsky. “In other words, I know that there are bad forces, forces put here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the force which is truly for good.”

There’s a reason these words appear just 14 seconds into Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone, the marvelous new five-hour radio documentary by CultureWorks, a nonprofit production company based in Philadelphia. In this context, Coltrane’s declaration serves as a statement of purpose, a definition, a call to action; it points to a higher plane.

Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone is the brainchild of producer Steve Rowland and writer Larry Abrams. Both men have been engaged with the mission of this music since its inception in the late ’60s; both were involved with West Philly’s New Foxhole Collective a few years later. Their work, to this day, reflects the urgent tenor of that era. “It isn’t even that things were good then,” Abrams once told me. “It’s that there was a larger oppositional energy. The music was part of it. People were able to hook into that oppositional energy and do things; they had power in the moment.”

Rowland, whose Miles Davis Radio Project garnered a Peabody Award, adds: “One of the questions we ask in the program is: Why would somebody who had become the master of bebop — or as Andrew White calls it, ‘the crystallizer of bebop’ — stop playing that almost entirely and move on to being influenced by Albert Ayler and Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor?… It has a lot to do with how the world was changing during the 1960s. And it’s very difficult to convey.”

CultureWorks’ series addresses the issue with admirable clarity, depth and resolve — by letting its interviewees do most of the talking. In addition, there’s a hand of poetry in the proceedings: The series is narrated by poet Michael Harper and named after a poem, “How Long Has the Trane Been Gone” by Jayne Cortez. Additional verse — by Nathaniel Mackey, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez and others — provides context as well as color. The holistic result is a remarkably comprehensive portrait; musical, sociological, political and spiritual implications are woven into a seamless fabric, with Coltrane as nexus and guide.

With distribution by the WFMT Fine Arts Network (and support from a host of sources, including the nonprofit arts service organization Outward Visions), How Long is being aired on nearly 400 stations across the country. Here in Philly, it has already aired on WRTI (which will probably rebroadcast soon) and WHYY (which has no such plans); WXPN most likely will air the series later this month. For more information about the program, visit http://www.artistowned.com/.

To report a gig — or any other jazz-related news — e-mail Nate Chinen at n_chinen@citypaper.net.

Sample of Coltrane E-mail letters

Please let me know about availability of the CD for personal use.

Am listening right now on KCRW in Santa Monica and it is very good. I especially like the more thorough explanations of musical concepts like modality to laymen like me.

Keep doin good work!

Richard Gatling
215 So. Hwy 101 Suite 212
Solana Beach CA 92075

gatdesgn@pacbell.net

Without fail, please let me know when…”Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been
Gone” becomes available on CD.

If there is anyway I can pre-order it, I’d be happy to do so.

Thanks for producing this amazing anthology. I’ve been listening to it
on KCRW, Santa Monica today and have been fascinated by the history as
well as the jazz education content, let alone the music and the
narratives. Just terrific stuff!

I must have this series.

Thank you very much for producing this valuable collection.

Best regards,
Dave Okamoto

ps. Maybe you can do the same for Miles and others?

I’ve been listening to “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” on KCRW,
Santa Monica this afternoon and it has held me spellbound.

Congratulations on compiling such a rich anthology on one of the
greatest jazz artists of our time. I am learning much about “Trane” and
the progression of jazz during his time that enriches my love of this
art form. His contributions to this idiom will go down in history as a
hallmark in the development and progression of jazz and this work will
also be remembered as a major contribution in it’s own right.

Your mix of the music and the narratives as well as the detailed
information about the structure of his music is just awesome and
extremely well done.

Please notify me when this work becomes available on CD. This is a
“must have” for any serious jazz aficionado or student of music/jazz.

Thank you very much for this magnificent work.

Best regards,
Dave Okamoto

Hello- Congratulations on a wonderful documentary. I would like to
purchase a cd of the series, when it becomes available. My email address
is: mbw3@earthlink.net Thanks for the enlightening & in-depth look
@ the best tenor player to walk the earth.

Best Regards- Brad Wood

Charlie L. Harris
2000 Sheryl Pl
West Covina, CA 91792
Phone # (626) 330-2353

Please notify me as soon as this CD becomes available. I found it to be interesting, informative and a soothing way to spend my holiday.

Thank You,

Wanda Harris

Wow! I actually cried twice while listening to this show. I can never listen to Coltrane without always being aware that a man in every sense of the word is blowing through that instrument. Your program drove that feeling home in the best way.

Thank you!

dennis brooks

hey man, i can’t even begin to tell you how much the coltrane piece touched me. what an amazing job you did. i was choked up the entire length of the show. at one point i had to pull my car over i was so moved.

THANK YOU!

I’m listening to the conclusion of the program on KCRW in LA right now. It’s unbelievably good. I never dreamed that anything like this would ever be produced. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I discovered Coltrane when I was a college student in about 1962. “Chasin’ the Trane” blew me away. I was fortunate to see him live with the classic Tyner/Jones/Garrison quartet at Shelley’s Manhole in Hollywood. His music touched me so deeply that when he died I felt like I’d lost my best friend. I own just about everything he ever recorded. I sure hope you’re able to release the program on CD.

Richard Boren

My name is Joe Nolan,

I am very interested in acquiring both the Miles and Trane documentaries on CD for personal use and in conjunction with various jazz and music educational groups and organizations here in Nashville, TN.

joenolan@mindspring.com

Thanks,

Joe

— Please let me know when the CD of “Tell me how long Trane’s been gone” is
available.
I spent all day in my studio listening the five hour show – and I wanted to
hear it over again! Very well done. And thanks.
Mary Heebner
www.maryheebner.com

Hello,

I’ve ben listening to this series this afternoon on KCRW in Los Angeles.
I haven’t been a big Coltrane fan due more to a lack of exposure to his
music and knowledge of his life. Today changed that and my record
collection, and my mind are about to grow. I would love to be notified
when this program is available on CD.

Thanks for turning me on to depth and beauty of the man and the music.

Best regards,
Stephen

Thanks for the brilliant presentation. I have very little information about
John Coltrane, even though I have read biographies about him. It is this
oral presentation that is truly moving me. I worked with Pharoah Sanders
(actually wrote with him when I was in his band. Through the grace of God,
Jimmy Garrison played in my first band (completely assembled by Howard
Johnson) and I was so privileged to work in concert with Mccoy Tyner (when I
played with Pharoah) also. So when I heard the three names mentioned in the
same sentence, I felt good and blessed. Blessed by these great people who
were willing to help a young artist with a fresh style. I am tuning in at
the last hour of the presentation. It’s great and it’s real.

Please contact me at rb3000@mediaone.net when it is ready for distribution.

Sincerely,

Rickie Byars Beckwith

P.S. I wed Dr. Michael Beckwith December 2000. We didn’t know that that
December 9, 2000 was the 36th anniversary of the recording of A Love
Supreme. All the nines were adding up for us. We are both nine people as
well. Our families walked in on the first movement of A Love Supreme.
About 3000 people were in attendance. We have a Children’s choir that sings
A Love Supreme, and Scooby Do by Archie Shepp. Oh yeah, Don Preston plays
the piano for the Archie Shepp piece. If you’re ever in Los Angeles, come
in and check out the Agape International Center of Truth. I am the Music
Director and resident composer. Thanks for your time. Keep up the good
work!

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I was thrilled by your program today. Very insighful. Very moving. Many
memories. Many reasons for hope too. Please notify me if you make the
programs available.

Thanks.

George Peale

I am a British film director living in LA. I started listening to John Coltrane in the 70’s, several years after he had died, and quickly became a fanatic (and horrified that I didn’t know his work when he was alive). I listened to your show today (via KCRW in LA) and it filled me with joy. It was particularly wonderful to hear so many musicians (including John) talking about the music. I’ll be listening to even more of Coltrane in the next few months!

For me Sixties African-American jazz is one of the profound artistic acts of invention of the Twentieth Century, with John Coltrane on a par with Picasso. The fact that the ‘movement’ seemed to come to a head with him is not something to be counted against John – no-one took up Picasso’s artistic torch either. The same can be said for many artistic giants: They cast long shadows and sometimes it take decades, even centuries, to struggle from under them. Having said that, I hear ‘Trane’s influence everday, it may be in radical music, or it may be in the fact that music from all cultures now seems common on the airwaves and in music stores.

It was a wonderful show and I’ll be getting in on CD – I envy the fun you must have had putting it together.

Many many many thanks

Christopher Monger
PS I used to know Alice Coltrane but lost contact with her. If you are in contact with her, please forward my address – I would love to see her and her family again.

Much love and respect for contributing via public radio with

the world the life, intellect, legacy and above all, the revolutionary musical path of brother John Coltrane.

I very much anticipate the release of a cd version for educational use.

Eduardo Torres

East Los Angeles

anahuac@collegeclub.com

anahuac@azteca.net

To Steve Roland and those involved,
My wife and I have just finished listening to your John Coltrane radio
show and we both want to express our gratitude for what you have
accomplished.
I am a jazz musician by profession and have had the good fortune to
perform with and personally know some of Trane’s former sidemen, friends,
and disciples that were featured in your production including Jimmy
Garrison, Rashied Ali, Reggie Workman, Sonny Fortune and Gary Bartz.
We have spent the last five hours emotionally and intellectually
stimulated by the atmosphere created by your enlightening effort. Kudos to
all!…Theo and Susan Saunders

PS…The Miles Davis Radio Project deserves no less praise as well….

Dear Steve-

I really enjoyed your Coltrane show today on KCRW and thank you for
creating it. I’m a jazz pianist and educator, currently promoting my own
CD and working with Bennie Maupin and Phil Upchurch.

Two thoughts crossed my mind at the end of the show. I appreciate your
inclusion of Archie Shepp’s comments concerning that unnamed (yet
obvious) famous younger jazz artist who is so focused on the past. Any
antidote to Ken Burns’ omissions is welcome. My other thought is that I
would have appreciated some acknowledgement that Coltrane’s influence
persisted, and jazz did continue to grow, throught the efforts of Miles,
Weather Report, Mahavishnu, etc. before regressing to its current
stasis.

I will stay alert for future presentations of your work and wish you all
the best in getting it out to the world.

Sincerely,
David Arnay
http://www.davidarnay.com

I really enjoyed the program. I learned things about

trane that I did not know.Please email me when the

CD is available.

K.Henry

Please let me know when the CD will be availabe. Excellent radio program
on Coltrane’s life and musical history. Never left the house for 5
hours. Ears were glued to the radio. Congratulations and many thanks.

to whom it may concern:

thankyou for the overwhelming and touching series on trane.

i have been a long time fan of the very much alive music of

mr coltrane.i unfortunately was on the road most of the time

stuck between two or more mountains and the reception i

was getting in my car was far from ok.but what i could hear

was amazing.i would love to hear when this is available on

cd.trane is very much a huge part of my life and my pursuit

as a musician.only do i wish to have been in his presence.

but the music will be in my heart and in my head for more

than many lifetimes.i thank you again for helping the world

not forget one of the most amazing figures in man kind!!

sincerely yours

frankie montuoro (tenor sax)

email:saxtar@worldnet.att.net

hello,

i just hear part of the coltrane documentary and thought it was remarkable…
he is a spiritual role model of mine… can’t wait to hear the rest. please let
me know when this becomes available for personal and educational use. also,
interested in hearing the miles documentary.. any idea when this will air?

thanks,

jimmy

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dear mr. rowland,
congratulations on your excellent work. i heard much of the program on
kcrw.com today, and i would love to get a copy for the university i am
attending. i am also planning to teach music at the college level, so
this would be an invaluable addendum to any jazz history course. btw, my
advisor, professor reed gratz studied with george russell.
please keep me informed as to the availability of the program on cd.
thank you very much,.
sincerely,
d. whitney quinn

please let me know when the five hour bio on mr. coltrane is available. i was unable to listen to the entire program yesterday on kcrw, however, what i heard was amazing.

thanks for producing this program and thanks in advance for sending me info regarding how to purchase.

best,

please let me know when the five hour bio on mr. coltrane is available. i was unable to listen to the entire program yesterday on kcrw, however, what i heard was amazing.

thanks for producing this program and thanks in advance for sending me info regarding how to purchase.

best,

Good Morning:

I was at the beach yesterday looking for something more than just music on
the radio. After spending the previous night at the Catalina bar in
Hollywood, listening to the sweet sounds of the James Moody Quintet, I
didn’t feel like settling for just another booty rap song. See, I’m 25 years
old and unlike most 25 year olds I Love Jazz. Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald,
Dizzy, Armstrong, Arttie Shaw…. I Love them and sometimes I just don’t
know why. I find myself drawn to the power behind the voice and most of all
the sounds. I’ve recently started dating a girl who also likes jazz and
amazingly she is an enormous fan of John Coltrane. Now, I’m a big Coltrane
fan and more so because I also played the tenor sax and appreciate the voice
that comes out of his horn. We’ve been listening to a lot of Coltrane
lately. But for some reason I’ve never understood the complexities of
Coltrane’s message. Never really, truthfully understood and appreciated the
beauty. It reminds me of the difference between hearing and listening. I’m
25 and no one has ever taught me about jazz or who and why they were so
great. I just know they are great, they why is always left out. “Tell me
how long Trane’s been gone”, had such a profound effect I cannot begin to
explain what I felt, sitting on beach this Monday afternoon. I call it and
epiphany. Suddenly, he spoke. I heard notes I’ve never heard, voices that
were always there but never understood, what he meant by “stepping outside”.
I want to thank you for bring out the sun this weekend. There are very few
times when music fills you with so much emotion you don’t know what to do,
but say thanks. James Moody, said to me on Saturday “Thank you… you make
an old man feel good”. And I say to you “Thank you… you make a young guy
feel even better”
Sincerly,
Alex Lopez- Los Angeles CA.
p.s. I would absolutely love to buy a copy of “Tell me how long Trane’s been
gone”.

From the standpoint of musicology, research, history, mood and feel of an era–Great work! The CITIZEN KANE of radio documentaries.

Can we unlock the secrets of a man’s life? No, but until John Coltrane reincarnates this may have to do.

Jesse Semple

Yesterday was a memorable one in our home. While preparing food for our
friends who were coming over to celebrate the Labor Day holiday with us
in our backyard, my husband and I listened to the first two hours of the
program. During that time, we called the half dozen friends who were
planning to be with us to tell them about the show. Most of them were
already listening. All of them continued to hear the show while they
wandered in and out of the kitchen to get more ketchup….Sometimes
people stayed inside with the show rather than come back outside where
the festivities were ongoing. Your show captivated them.

By 9 pm, they had left. Now it was my turn to hear what I had to miss
while hosting the party. (We had taped on cassettes and of course missed
pieces here and there). So you kept me company while I cleaned up.
Like them, I was captivated.

Today, one of our friends sent the site to me. And I am so grateful.

Please notify me when the CD is available.

Ann Gray Fallat
Academic Advisor
Digital Arts Programs
949-824-78435

i just wanted to write and tell you how wonderful i thought this
five-hour program was. first, it was great just to hear a program on
the radio, which is rare these days. second, what an education i
received on coltrane. being a young jazz fan, i wasn’t alive when most
of this stuff was going on, so i could only count on books to tell me
the story, but this documentary was so informative. i was amazed to
learn that the tune alabama was based on dr. martin luther king jr.’s
eulogy, or that the first movement of a love supreme is john playing the
poem through his horn.

i hope that there will be more of these radio programs to come.

much love to the universal one.

sean mcmillan
SeanE420@aol.com

fortunately, it was 5 minutes to noon when I saw that the program was going on at noon (yeah!) on KCRW. I thoroughly enjoyed the show- and would love to own it on tape/CD or whatever format you make it available………a very good adjunct to Ken Burns “Jazz”. Thanks for all the hard work….it was very evident that this was a labor of love! Would love to know if it will be broadcast again……(KLON)……

Chris Riesen

2203 Brier Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90039-3302

criesen@dbl.com

Please send me information on purchasing that amazing
radio segment!

Marisol Medina
marisol_tj@att.net

My fiance and I had the worst time leaving the car
because we didn’t want to miss a bit of it. We
literally ran from the car to the apartment so we could
continue listening to the entire show. We love Coltrane
and want that show in our library. SO GOOD!!!!

Please send me information on purchasing that amazing
radio segment!

Marisol Medina
marisol_tj@att.net

Please let me know if there will be a CD release of the program. It was the
best show I ever heard on the radio and I am 47 years old.

Best,
Rick Schmidlin

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From: Gary Anderson <gma@usa.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 22:37:38 -0600
To: feedback@artistowned.com
Subject: Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone

Session #1 was superb. Totally engaging. I’ll be glued to the radio for
the rest of the series. Any thoughts about putting this on a CD? Thank
you. Keep up the good work.

Gary Anderson, Denver, Colorado

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From: “Verda Harris Olayinka” <olayinka@bwwonline.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:08:39 -0400
To: <trane@artistowned.com>
Subject: Purchasing the CD — For REAL

I was very impressed with the series I heard on WBGO this evening. A work of art.

Please contact me as soon as the CD
Series is available.

Thank-you,

Verda Harris-Olayinka

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From: “Jerry Roberts” <jroberts@avalon.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:54:54 -0500
To: “kcck” <kcck@inav.net>, “Artistowned.com” <FEEDBACK@ARTISTOWNED.COM>
Subject: Hour 3: A Love Supreme

Dear friends,
That was very well done! You’ve picked a fascinating subject in John Coltrane and seem to be doing an incredible job of exploring the essential aspects of his music. I’ve missed the first two episode’s as I’m usually deep into a major league baseball game at the time your program is aired on KCCK.FM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because the games are cancelled this weekend, I happened to be tuned into the jazz station and caught the show. What good fortune! I visited your website, and commend you on all your efforts.
I hope the staff of the production are all safe and well, including your families and friends. Please keep up the great work, Jerry Robert

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From: Tom Gentile <yutransmit@boo.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:52:39 -0400
To: <trane@artistowned.com>
Subject: trane been gone CD

I’ve been listening to the series on radio here in Maryland (88.9) and enjoying it thoroughly. However, I’ve missed quite a bit. If you put it out on CD or cassette please let me know. Thanks for the good work. Tom Gerntile yutransmit@boo.net 410 465 2355

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From: “David M. Polzin” <dpolzin@cannondesign.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:34:12 -0400
To: trane@artistowned.com
Subject: Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone

Please notify me when this program becomes available for personal use. My
e-mail is dpolzin@cannondesign.com. It’s a fantastic documentary!

David Polzin, AIA
Associate
Cannon Design
One City Centre
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
314-241-6250 voice
314-241-2570 fax

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From: Laura Wittenberg <laura@freeway.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:33:28 -0400
To: feedback@artistowned.com
Subject: Coltrane!

Your program is absolutely fabulous. So well laid out, informative and
deeply touching. I just wish it was in purchasable form at this time.
Thank you so much!!!! Keep up the wonderful work. laura@freeway.net.

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From: Mikelartist@aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:15:09 EDT
To: contact@artistowned.com
Subject: No Subject

Hi Steve,
I heard the first part of the series tonight. It is really captivating. It
sucked me right in. Kudos to you,Larry and everyone concerned. All The
Best, Mikel Elam

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From: “Bill Cottman” <BCottman@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:21:15 -0500
To: <steve@artistowned.com>
Subject: John Coltrane

Steve,
I was reading your bio info and learned of your connection with Douglas Ewart. I am a jazz music programmer at KFAI-FM (www.kfai.org <http://www.kfai.org> ) in Minneapolis. Janis Lane-Ewart (Douglas’ wife) is our General Manager. We have been airing your Coltrane series for the past two weeks on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30am. We got three more segments to go. Thank you for your work! We are being educated, entertained and healed by the spirit of this gifted man. Unfortunately for me, as Sekou Sundiata says, “I never went to see John Coltrane because I thought you had to belong to something”.
Bill Cottman

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From: Mikelartist@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 22:43:47 EDT
To: contact@artistowned.com
Subject: No Subject

Hi Steve,
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the 2nd part of the
Coltrane
series.I love the inserts of poetry as well. A great touch and such an
appropriate symbolism of Coltrane’s life and quest of spiritualism. I look
forward to the 3rd part tomorrow night.
Your friend, Mikel

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From: Mikelartist@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 22:43:47 EDT
To: contact@artistowned.com
Subject: No Subject

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From: Dave <wtech1@uswest.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 22:32:01 -0700
To: trane@artistowned.com
Subject: “Tell Me How Long…”

Let me know if it becomes available.

I had forgotten about the power of the music that I have been long removed
from. I used to listen to WRTI, “The Freedom Sound”.

Just heard the second night on NPR.