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Miles Davis & John Coltrane
Listen to and consume the following about one of the following records:
- If your last name starts with A – F, listen to Kind of Blue – Miles Davis. Then, check out Kind of Blue Research: NPR – A Kind of Blue (Links to an external site.)
- If your last name starts with G – M, listen to A Love Supreme – John Coltrane. Then, check out A Love Supreme Research: NPR – The Story of A Love Supreme (Links to an external site.)
- If your last name starts with N – Z, Listen to Giant Steps – John Coltrane. Then, watch the video posted below the link to the album.
Giant Steps Research: Earworm Video:
In your initial post, tell us which album you listened to and what is special/iconic about the album. If you can, tell us what song forms are used on the album, how the recording was made, and what the intention of the record was. Finally, tell us which your favorite song from the album is. (Minimum of 200 words for full credit). Make your initial post by Friday April 8th 11:59pm
Reply to two of your peers. One who listened to the same record as you, and one who didn’t. For the peer who listened to the same record as you, mention something you noticed they did not mention in their description of the record. For the peer who listened to a different record than you, listen to the track they said was their favorite from the record and tell them what you heard (song form, order of solos, energetic intensity/your emotional response) and how what they wrote helped you understand its context. Reply by Monday April 11th 11:59pm.
The album that has been assigned to me is the Giant Steps – John Coltrane. It is special and iconic in part because it contains the first-issued recording of one of Coltrane’s most important compositions,