My Reflection: John Coltrane

Watching these collection of videos were very interesting and heartfelt. Coltrane is a very inspiring artist because of the way his music was created to enlighten and also to heal during that period in time. While listening to his music so many emotions flowed through me, it gave me chills. It's as if I felt how he was feeling as he was creating his pieces. It sadden me in a way and then gave me feelings of happiness and relief. When I first heard of Coltrane in class I didn't really know who he was, but after listening to his music I realized that my dad used to listen to his music all of the time while I was younger. It made me smile because it brought back memories of my childhood watching my dad sway to the music. I think the fact that even my dad enjoying Coltrane's music is a very big thing because it shows that Coltrane's music even got through the racial divides, giving the fact that I am Caucasian. Lastly, I also enjoyed the slideshow that came with this video, it helped you feel the music even more because it showed you these happy images and also these depressing images that were matching the change of tones in the music.