On July 17, 1967, time stopped. The great saxophone player John Coltrane left us.
I was lucky enough to discover, at a very young age, an exceptional musician. The beauty, the spirituality, the strength, the softness, as well as the fragility of his notes. The expression of that sound which spoke to me like a voice. From that moment on, he became my daily bread. Indispensable.
No one can ignore the immensity of his visionary works. It still resonates in all of today’s musical productions, and certainly in those of tomorrow.
In 1997, I had a dream, a record, dedicated to John Coltrane. A child had painted the sun on a white cardboard, and below that sun, he wrote a title in blue :
« John Coltrane, l’homme suprême ».
This record was recorded, day after day, between July 17, the date on which he departed, and July 21, the day on which his funeral was held.
On each day, an offering, a musical, poetic gift, for him, created in real time. On the 21st at midnight, the record was completed.
Christian Vander
July, 17
A TOI JOHN poem on SONNERIE n° 1 (Christian Vander)
Christian Vander : voice, keyboard
Stella Vander : keyboard programming
KLAMEUHR (Christian Vander)
Christian Vander : voice, pianono, theme, keyboard
Frédéric d’Oelsnitz : piano on chorus, Fender Rhodes
Stella Vander : voice, percussions
Isabelle Feuillebois : voice, chime
Sylvie Fisichella : voice
Hervé Aknin : voice
July, 18
IN A DREAM (Frédéric d’Oelsnitz)
Frédéric d’Oelsnitz : piano
Philippe Dardelle : double bass
Christian Vander : drums
July, 19
COLTRANE A L’INSTANT (Pierre-Michel Sivadier)
Pierre-Michel Sivadier : piano, Fender Rhodes, voice
Stella Vander : voice, percussions
Isabelle Feuillebois : voice
Marcus Linon : voice
July, 20
DEFINITELY (Simon Goubert)
Stella Vander : voice, percussions
Simon Goubert : piano, percussions
Frédéric d’Oelsnitz : Fender Rhodes
Philippe Dardelle : double bass
Christian Vander : drums
Stella Vander, Isabelle Feuillebois, Pierre-Michel Sivadier,
Julien Tessier, Christian Vander : voice
BOOTH WAY (Philippe Dardelle)
Philippe Dardelle : double bass
July, 21
MESSE POUR JOHN (Christian Vander)
Stella Vander, Isabelle Feuillebois,
Sylvie Fisichella, Sandrine Destefanis : voice
JOHN COLTRANE SUNDIA (Christian Vander)
Christian Vander : voice, piano
Stella Vander, Isabelle Feuillebois, Sylvie Fisichella,
Sandrine Destefanis, Hervé Aknin, Marcus Linon : voice
Simon Goubert : piano on ending
THE DAY AFTER
MEDITATION (Christian Vander)
Christian Vander : psalm, voice, piano, keyboard, drums, bells
Stella Vander : keyboard programming
LUMIERE MON AMIE poem on SONNERIE n° 1 (Christian Vander)
Christian Vander : voice, keyboard
Stella Vander : keyboard programming
Recorded from july 17 to july 21, 2011 and the day after, at UZ studio by Francis Linon
Mixing : Francis Linon – Mastering : Southeastern lab. Fierce Mountain, NC
