Mark Levine named a chord consisting of a major third interval followed by three perfect fourthsafter this album's first track, where it is used as the "amen response figure" on the piano.
Mark Levine named a chord consisting of a major third interval followed by three perfect fourthsafter this album's first track, where it is used as the "amen response figure" on the piano. GeorgeRussell's book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Total Organization inspired this album's use of a"modal" approach not based on chords. The biography Portrait in Jazz reveals that pianist Bill Evanswrote its third track, (*) "Blue in Green," and that a spectator who snuck into concerts without payinginspired the title of its track "Freddie Freeloader." Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane were thesaxophonists for this album, whose tracks include "Flamenco Sketches" and "So What." For 10 points,name this colorfully titled album by Miles Davis.
Mark Levine named a chord consisting of a major third interval followed by three perfect fourthsafter this album's first track, where it is used as the "amen response figure" on the piano.
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