Carolina QuotesKeep a thing happenin' all throughout.
John Coltrane Carolinian
Source
Chatter before first take of "Dearly Beloved", addressing pianist McCoy Tyner (1965 studio recording issued on Sun Ship Impulse! AS9211 in 1971).
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- 1965
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“Keep a thing happenin' all throughout.” John Coltrane. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-419CB69D91. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/419cb69d91
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