Home » Jazz Articles » Radio & Podcasts » Legacy Saxophone from Joshua Redman and Ravi Coltrane

Legacy Saxophone from Joshua Redman and Ravi Coltrane

By Russell Perry | Jazz at 100
December 7, 2020
View read count

Click the play button to listen

Dewey Redman

saxophone, tenor
b.1931

" data-original-title="" title="">Dewey Redman (1931-2006) and

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane (1926-1967) are giants in jazz history. Their sons

Joshua Redman

saxophone
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Joshua Redman (born 1969) and

" data-original-title="" title="">Ravi Coltrane (born 1965) are among the most prominent tenors playing today. Has there ever been another time in jazz history when two of the most admired players are children of jazz masters? And it is even more extraordinary that both sets of fathers and sons all are great tenor players. Joshua Redman and Ravi Coltrane in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!

Playlist

Host Intro 0:00
Brad Mehldau
piano
b.1970
" data-original-title="" title="">Brad Mehldau Quartet "Sky Turning Grey" from Highway Rider (Nonesuch) 2:50
Joshua Redman -Brad Mehldau duo "In Walked Bud" from Nearness (Nonesuch) 9:10
Joshua Redman -Brad Mehldau duo "Final Hour" from Walking Shadows (Nonesuch) 18:56
Host speaks 21:36
Ravi Coltrane Quartet "Spirit Fiction" from Spirit Fiction (Blue Note Records) 24:30
Jack DeJohnette
drums
b.1942
" data-original-title="" title="">Jack DeJohnette -Ravi Coltrane -
Matthew Garrison
bass, electric
b.1970
" data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Garrison Trio "Alabama" from In Movement (ECM) 26:54
Host speaks 33:35
The Bad Plus
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.2000
" data-original-title="" title="">The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman "The Mending" from The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (Nonesuch) 35:08
James Farm
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.2009
" data-original-title="" title="">James Farm "Farms" from City Folk (Nonesuch) 39:17
Host speaks 43:50
Ralph Alessi
trumpet
b.1963
" data-original-title="" title="">Ralph Alessi Quintet "Improper Authorities" from Imaginary Friends (ECM) 46:11
Joshua Redman -
Ron Miles
cornet
1963 - 2022
" data-original-title="" title="">Ron Miles -
Scott Colley
bass
b.1963
" data-original-title="" title="">Scott Colley -
Brian Blade
drums
b.1970
" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Blade "Unanimity" from Still Dreaming (Nonesuch) 52:09
Host Outro 57:13

PREVIOUS / NEXT

Lose My Number
< Previous

Improvisations
Next >

Joshua Redman Concerts

Sep 25 Thu

Joshua Redman Quartet

Yoshi's Oakland
Oakland, CA

Sep 26 Fri

Joshua Redman Quartet

Yoshi's Oakland
Oakland, CA

Sep 26 Fri

Joshua Redman Quartet

Yoshi's Oakland
Oakland, CA

Sep 27 Sat

Joshua Redman

Irvine Barclay Theatre
Irvine, CA

Sep 28 Sun

Joshua Redman Quartet

New Orleans Jazz Market
New Orleans, LA

Sep 28 Sun

Joshua Redman Quartet

New Orleans Jazz Market
New Orleans, LA

Nov 7 Fri

Joshua Redman

Chicago Symphony Center
Chicago, IL

Nov 9 Sun

Joshua Redman Quartet

Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.

Showcase

Giveaway

Eligible winners: 3
Days remaining: 18

SMOKE Sessions Records Music Giveaway

Song of the Day

Architecture in Space

From Incandescence
by Sarah Wilson

buy

Playlist

Premium

Sacha Boutros

vocals

Weekly newsletter

Get more of a good thing

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes your local jazz events calendar.

Radio & Podcasts

NEON JAZZ

Armen Donelian, The Birdland Big Band, Brandon Suarez...

with Joe Dimino

CAMINHOS DO JAZZ WITH KATCHIE

Sonhos, Pesadelos & An American Tune

with Katchie Cartwright

SPOTLIGHT ON

Matt Piucci Of Rain Parade: Return To The Paisley...

with Lawrence Peryer

JAZZ ON THE TYNE

Ant Law, Joe Steels, Joe Webb, And More

with Colin Muirhead

Tune in daily to hear the internet's top jazz programs including Mondo Jazz, Jazz Bastard, Spotlight On, Liner Notes, World of Jazz, Allston Boylston, One Man's Jazz, The Outer View, Neon Jazz, A Broad Spectrum, Bitches Brew and more. View our program schedule and check this week's JazzWeek Radio Chart.

Program Guide: