John Coltrane Was Born 100 Years Ago Today: Hear A New Jeff Parker Cover And An Unreleased Tiberi Tapes Track

Today marks 100 years since the birth of John Coltrane, the saxophone genius whose playing changed the face of jazz. Naturally, there are festivities afoot, including the release of some long-mythologized live recordings.First of all, Jeff Parker, the Tortoise guitarist who has emerged as a leading light in the West Coast jazz scene via his ETA IVtet, has recorded a new cover of "Miles' Mode" from Coltrane's 1962 Impulse! album Coltrane. Joining Parker on the recording are the Bad Plus' Chris Speed on tenor saxophone, Kneebody's Kaveh Rastegar on electric bass, and Chrome Sparks' Aaron Steele on drums.A word from Parker:John Coltrane has been a steady muse for me ever since I started to study his music at a young age. It’s an honor to pay tribute to him on the occasion of his centennial with three of my favorite musicians from the Los Angeles music community.Hear the "Miles' Mode" cover below.The biggest news of the day is an official release announcement for The Tiberi Tapes. There's a fun backstory for this one. Believing that Coltrane's studio albums could not sufficiently capture his essence, saxophonist Frank Tiberi sought to study Trane's incomparable technique by surreptitio...