Question

On this album’s last track, “Psalm,” its composer used “musical narration” to play a melody derived from his poem praising God. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this album that begins with Elvin Jones playing the gong. This album’s first track, “Acknowledgement,” features a four-note bass ostinato that develops into its composer repeatedly chanting this album’s title.
ANSWER: A Love Supreme
[10m] Spirituality in this musician’s albums like A Love Supreme led the African Orthodox Church to canonize him. A chord progression featuring rapid major third root movements is called this saxophonist’s namesake changes.
ANSWER: John Coltrane [or John William Coltrane; accept Coltrane changes; accept Trane]
[10e] Ira Gilter coined the term “sheets of sound” to describe Coltrane’s style of performing this action on albums like A Love Supreme. Jazz musicians often perform this practice of spontaneously composing melodies.
ANSWER: improvisation [accept word forms like improvise]
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Binghamton ACornell G10101030
U of Rochester ABinghamton B0101020
RIT BBinghamton C0000
Cornell CPenn State10101030
Cornell DRIT C001010
Cornell ERIT A10101030
Cornell AESF0000
Cornell BSyracuse0101020
Cornell FU of Rochester B001010