What album does “Blue Train” come from?
Blue Train (album)
Who was john coltrane?
Saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
What instruments did John coltrane change from?
Clarinet, alto horn in high school, saxophone after.
What genre is Blue train? (song)
Hard bop
What is Hard Bop?
A jazz subgenre extending from bebop. Incorporates rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues.
What importance does Blue train (song) demonstrate?
Demonstrates rhythmic changes within a piece where solos had a “double-time feel”.
John coltrane appeared on many albums, what’s an example of other musicians?
Thelonious Monk - Miles Davis
What is the peice Naima named after?
John Coltrane’s then wife’s middle name.
What album does John Coltrane’s “Naima” come from?
Giant Steps
What is Naima considered?
Avant Garde
What is Avant Garde?
Unusual or experimental Ideas
What album is My Favorite things from
My Favorite Things
What Saxophone did John Coltrane Transition to in My favorite things?
Tenor - Soprano Sax
My favorite things is a Jazz interperatation of what song in what show tune?
My Favorite things in the sound of music
Why was this album the first of John Coltrane?
The sound of music was his first ever album with him playing soprano sax
The sound of music demonstrates the gap between what?
Avant Garde and Popular music.
