This musician’s trio recorded their signature standard “Poinciana” (“poyn-see-ANN-uh”) on the live album At the Pershing: But Not for Me. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this jazz pianist who claimed to “honor” the space between notes. This longtime friend of Miles Davis changed his name after converting to Islam.
ANSWER: Ahmad Jamal [or Frederick Russell Jones]
[10e] Jamal’s laid-back playing helped develop this subgenre of jazz that was prominent on the West Coast. This subgenre is named for a concept whose “Birth” titles a Miles Davis album.
ANSWER: cool jazz [accept Birth of the Cool]
[10m] Jamal’s 2017 performance of this standard at the Palais des Congrès (“pah-LAY day con-GRAY”) Paris begins with a three-minute-long intro. This standard, which begins Cannonball Adderley’s album Somethin’ Else, is titled for objects that “drift by the window.”
ANSWER: “Autumn Leaves”
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