Dreaming of the Masters

This week's post isn't about us dreaming of the masters, it's about watching others dream about the masters.  In this case, the dreamers are two brothers, identical twins, who call themselves The Mattson 2 and have re-recorded John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in its entirety on, ahem, electric guitar.  Here's their version of Part 2: Resolution.

I'm not sure how I feel about this.  On the one hand, it seems a little insensitive in these days of heightened awareness of cultural appropriation for two white boys to be profiting off Coltrane's legacy.  There's still remaining African-American jazz musicians out there struggling to make a living and who, for whatever reason, aren't getting the same publicity or tour dates that The Mattson 2 are getting.  On the other hand, based on what I've heard of this one song, they seem to neither be copycatting the original note-for-note nor repurposing the classic original to conform with current trends (thank goodness they didn't just sample the record to produce hip-hop beats for some MC to rap over).  

I'll determine how I feel about this next week: The Mattson 2 will be performing Thursday night (August 30) at Atlanta's Aisle 5.  We'll be checking them out live and in person to pass out judgement, positive or negative, about this.