26-2

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"26-2"
Song by John Coltrane
Genre Jazz

"26-2" is a musical composition written by American jazz musician John Coltrane. [1] The song was recorded by Coltrane in 1960, but it released ten years later by Atlantic Records on an album entitled The Coltrane Legacy with a rhythm section composed of McCoy Tyner on piano, Steve Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. [2] [3] The composition itself is a contrafact of Charlie Parker's tune "Confirmation", with harmonic alterations to the original chord changes used by Coltrane in a number of his compositions. [4] This harmonic modification is commonly known as Coltrane Changes, which have been most notably used in Coltrane's "Giant Steps". [5] [6] "26-2" is one of several contrafacts by Coltrane, others including "Countdown", a contrafact of Miles Davis's "Tune Up"; and "Satellite" from the album Coltrane's Sound , which is based upon the chord progression of "How High the Moon". [4] Coltrane plays the first statement of the melody on tenor saxophone and switches to soprano saxophone for the last statement of the melody on the recorded version. [7]

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Other recorded versions

"26-2" was also covered and recorded by the following:

References

  1. ↑ Howard Reich (April 18, 2014). "Kurt Rosenwinkel at Jazz Showcase". Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing . Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. pp. 598–599.
  3. ↑ "John Coltrane - The Coltrane Legacy". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. The University of Michigan Press. p. 147.
  5. ↑ Yamaguchi, Masaya (2006). Symmetrical Scales for Jazz Improvisation. Masaya Music Services. p. 36.
  6. ↑ Yamaguchi, Masaya; Demsey, David (2003). "Foreword: Coltrane Changes: John Coltrane's Thirds Cycle Exploration". John Coltrane Plays "Coltrane Changes" (Songbook). Hal Leonard.
  7. ↑ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 599.
  8. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Joe Lovano: Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Adler, David R. "Vic Juris: Pastels". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Dryden, Ken. "Mark Turner: Mark Turner". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ Dryden, Ken. "Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jakob Dinesen / Kurt Rosenwinkel: Everything Will Be All Right". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Dryden, Ken. "Kenny Werner Trio: With a Song in My Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Brownman Electryc Trio: Juggernaut". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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