tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24406196.post7250462773162567113..comments2024-03-22T03:31:03.398-04:00Comments on serif of nottingblog: On Listening to Coleman Hawkinsgary barwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05063921311334434357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24406196.post-80359639823599408582010-08-05T20:28:11.336-04:002010-08-05T20:28:11.336-04:00I'm not familiar with Webster, but have often ...I'm not familiar with Webster, but have often marveled at the tactility of hearing and the mediation of sound by the air. It's a beautiful thing going on here...M.D. Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377431489687265439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24406196.post-89517914777581592472010-08-05T12:32:21.304-04:002010-08-05T12:32:21.304-04:00Thanks, Mark. And thanks for dropping by.
I'v...Thanks, Mark. And thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />I've always loved the palpability, the physical presence of Hawkins' sound. Coltrane has a beautiful sound, but to me, it is more an idea, not the sensual tactility of early players like Hawkins, or Webster. There's also something deeply synaesthetic about this experience. You're hearing touch. You're touching hearing.gary barwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063921311334434357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24406196.post-77637373961268951002010-08-04T22:18:05.878-04:002010-08-04T22:18:05.878-04:00Yeah, that's Hawkins for sure.Yeah, that's Hawkins for sure.mdhttp://markddunn@blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com