Morton Gould’s Pavanne may have inspired the chord structure of this song, which was later used by John Coltrane for his jazz standard Impressions. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this jazz song which inspired a namesake chord that consists of three perfect fourth intervals followed by a major third.
ANSWER: “So What” [accept So What chord]
[10e] “So What” is the first song on this album, which follows it with “Freddie Freeloader.” This 1959 album by Miles Davis is the best selling jazz album of all time.
ANSWER: Kind of Blue
[10h] The “So What” chord is used frequently in this musician’s song “Peresina.” This pianist and member of Coltrane’s classic quartet extensively used non-tertian harmony on his albums Expansions and Sahara.
ANSWER: McCoy Tyner
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