"No junk, no soul."

Great story.

Are you listening HOUSTON?

Hey, whatever you cats wanna do with your "nap time" is copasetic with me, ya dig?

That is a billion kinds of cool.

Our children IS ARE learning! We need more teachers like that.

My boys listen to Coltrane/jazz too. When give the controls to my Sirius remote, it's channel 72 all the time.

I think it's because my oldest always fell asleep to the local jazz station. But... Point is, Satellite radio has given much more choices in music that traditional on air 'crap'

It's nice to see teachers taking alternative approaches to open the eyes of our young people. Kudos.

Next thing you know they will want to save a gas station because Elvis took a shiat there once.

"We fully support his creative and unorthodox teaching methods. As long as his kids test scores are where they should be."

Lord Farkwad: Next thing you know they will want to save a gas station because Elvis took a shiat there once.



Get the fark out.

As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

/Above picture is on my computer room wall.
//Thanks to a certain red-haired goddess that I know.
///A Love Supreme slashies.

Where were these teachers when I was in school? No wonder I'm a moran

pic of said cool teacher


/hotlink
//for your pleasure and mine

This is awesome. I'm listening to Coltrane/Ellington right now.

Love Supreme is quite possibly the greatest 33 minutes of jazz.

Cole Train?

/burning hot

WTF...That was the most worthless article I ever saw on Fark.

Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.


huh?

Boss Hog won't stand for this.

Get 'em Flash!

Nestea Plunge: You heard me, Coltrane.

Damn you.

septic_mouth: You're new here, aren't you?

At that age we were learning antiquated folk-tunes (I will give a surgeon whatever it takes to remove the part of my brain that has stored My Hat, It Has Three Corners), saying ta-ta-tee-tee-ta until we were dizzy with boredom, and sitting around feeling uncomfortable having to listen to Rosy Grier Singing "It's Alright To Cry."

liquid duane-o: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.


huh?

IMHO, of course. ;-)

septic_mouth: WTF...That was the most worthless article I ever saw on Fark.

You obviously haven't been here for long

Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

g026r: septic_mouth: You're new here, aren't you?

Not at all. I just don't feel that this was worthy of my time.

Finally, a teacher who's not borking the students.

dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

Rann Xerox:
IMHO, of course. ;-)

i just wanted an excuse to make beethoven say "huh?"

i won't argue that coltrane is the man though

septic_mouth: g026r: septic_mouth: You're new here, aren't you?

Not at all. I just don't feel that this was worthy of my time.

Funny. It got two comments out of you...

Approves!

fappomatic: bork

This

liquid duane-o: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.


Begs to differ (new window)

/yes, it's what you think it is

Lord Farkwad: Next thing you know they will want to save a gas station because Elvis took a shiat there once.

Funny thing you should say that; they are reopening the Fort Chaffee, Arkansas barber shop where elvis got his hair cut when he entered the service this Friday...

fappomatic: Finally, a teacher who's not borking the students.

Only as far as we know. Look out for the follow-up where we see she's farking three of 'em in Coltrane's house.

/quiet, unattended home of a music legend, just the perfect place for a "field trip"...

Sweet. More teachers should be doing stuff like this. It's important to teach reading, math, and science, of course, but I think along the way too many people have forgotten how to use their imagination, how to be creative. And that skill is SO important. Teachers like this are doing a Good Thing. Congratulations to her for giving these kids enough credit that she would even attempt such a thing.

Derek313: COLTRANE?

More like Gorgo...

Nestea Plunge: You heard me, Coltrane.



Did you just call me Coltrane?

No man, HIPPEST second-grade teacher ever gets his kids hooked on COCAINE!

dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

Yeah, just like my hippie uncle. If he didn't smoke pot he could be a doctor with his own practice or something. Instead he's just a doctor with his own practice.

Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

EXCELLENT article, subby. Bookmarked with thanks.

Any adult that strives to open the world up for a child is alright in my books.

\Not in THAT way, you pervs.

dothemath: Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

Step 1: Use the words 'reefer' and 'addict' in the same sentence. Bonus points for calling it reefer, a term I haven't heard since, well, ever

Step 2: Assert that the foundation of rock and roll is something "only pot-heads and rummies listen to..."

Step 3: Profit?

1/1K

dothemath: Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

Dude, turn on WFUK, Chumbawumba's on!

They should make a creative movie about his life and thus stealing the hearts of the neighborhood, allowing the house to stay.



/can't believe this wasn't mentioned yet, shame on you FARK

dothemath: Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

Wow, you're really cool! Do you put out a newsletter one could subscribe to?

dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

Are you trolling or dorking? Or Biff from "Back to the Future"?

From the pic, I'm going to go with dorking.

dothemath: Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

My point is that you are one ugly son of a biatch.

I win.

dothemath: Rann Xerox: dothemath: Rann Xerox: As close to an earthly musical god as humanity has ever come.

Too bad he was a reefer addict.

And he was an alcoholic and a heroin addict. However, he cleaned up. What's your point?

My point is that only pot-heads and rummies listen to that nonsense.

You weren't able to get Nickleback concert tickets, so you came in here to pout about it?

If you would have simply said: "I don't like jazz," we could agree to disagree. Instead, you show yourself to either be an asshole or a troll. Of course, troll and asshole are one in the same.

The continuum of jazz depends on people like Ms. Passarella. If one were to stop half the people on the streets today and show them the album photo of Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" they'll most likely say "he's playing the Kenny-G horn." And Coltrane brought the soprano sax back into jazz (since Bechet).

Free jazz has been so neglected (even by Ken Burns) and often misunderstood. There's a strong humane and sometimes political message in Coltrane's 60s music. I'm so glad to hear the teacher didn't subject the kids to yet another repetition of Davis's "All Blues."

*goes off to listen to the unabridged Ascension in celebration of this delightful news.

Very cool to see this. I worshipped at the alter of Coltrane for the majority of my college years.

One of the most creative and innovative musicians of the 20th century.