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The Physics of Coltrane's Technique
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2-15-2008 3:28 PM
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jazz
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coltrane
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musicians
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woodwinds
Sgzby
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Anyone who has had the pleasure of watching a world class sax player up close knows that he/she is silently singing into that ax. Coltrane was a genius at it; science can now prove that.
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