Lecture 10
John Coltrane/Free Jazz

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

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://cr.virtualscholar.com/

http://breakthrough.blackside.com/blackside/EducationOutreach/eyes1-guide.html

http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.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

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.