****I said it once, and I'll say it again, he should have stopped before he got this far out because he was pleasing no one but himself as far as I can see; but I know you being the "alpha musician", scratch that "the consummate musician" can enlighten us farther, and explain how this was the way to go.**** - O-10
This question re Coltrane was asked by O-10. We can skip the "alpha" and "consummate" parts; I am neither and have no interest in more rancor. I bring this up ONLY in the interest of interesting discussion. I never answered the question because I felt it was laced with sarcasm; we can skip that part too, it's ok. I bring it up to answer the question; actually, to point out that O-10, himself, has answered it:
****more abstract jazz is not for the casual listener, but those who can go into another zone with the musician. As a rule those albums don't sell well, but musicians make them for artistic sake, or their own soul satisfaction.**** - O-10
The real question is: where do we draw the line and declare that the work is too abstract? We can't.