I. Introduction
II. John Coltrane (1926-1967)
A. Introduction
B. The Classic Quartet
1. Introduction
2. Musicians
a) John Coltrane
b) Elvin Jones (1927-)
c) McCoy Tyner (1938-)
d) Jimmy Garrison (1934-1976)
3. Style
C. Coltrane’s Musical Styles
1. Bebop
2. (Hyper) Hard Bop
3. Modal
4. "Sheets of Sound"
5. Free
III. Free Jazz
A. Social Context
1. General
a) Introduction
b) Education and Technology
c) American Civil Rights Movement
Web sites with timeline
Main One: http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk
Others:
http://info1.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html
http://breakthrough.blackside.com/blackside/EducationOutreach/eyes1-guide.html
2. the Jazz Community
B. The Music
1. Introduction
a) Definition
b) Characteristics
2. The Musicians
a) Ornette Coleman (1930-)
b) Don Cherry (1936-1995)
c) Cecil Taylor (1929-)
d) Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
e) Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
3. Other Musicians
a) Drums Style
b) Bass
(1) Charlie Haden (1937-)
(2) Dave Holland (1946-)
c) Groups
(1) Sun Ra Band
(2) The Art Ensemble of Chicago
IV. Reading and Listening
A. Reading
1. John Coltrane
a) Gridley, p. 262-274; 279 + notes (especially note 3)
2. Free jazz
a) P. 282-289, 291 (not Albert Ayler)
b) Charles Mingus, p. 291-295
c) Other musicians, p. 295-301; 303-305 (not the World Saxophone Quartet)
B. Listening
1. "The Promise", Classics CD, track 68; Gridley, p. 275-278.
2. "Jitney #2", Classics CD, track 77; Gridley, p. 290-291.