26-2
| "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]
Other Recorded Versions
"26-2" was also covered and recorded by the following:
- Joe Lovano — Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1995)[8]
- Vic Juris — Pastels (1996)[9]
- Mark Turner — Mark Turner (Warner Bros., 1998)[10]
- Ravi Coltrane — Mad 6 (Eighty-Eights, 2002)[11]
- Jakob Dinesen & Kurt Rosenwinkel — Everything Will Be All Right (Verve, 2002)[12]
- Kenny Werner Trio — With a Song on My Heart, (2008)[13]
- Brownman Electryc Trio — Juggernaut (Browntasauras, 2009)[14]
References
- ^ Howard Reich (April 18, 2014). "Kurt Rosenwinkel at Jazz Showcase". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. pp. 598–599.
- ^ "John Coltrane - The Coltrane Legacy". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. The University of Michigan Press. p. 147.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Masaya (2006). Symmetrical Scales for Jazz Improvisation. Masaya Music Services. p. 36.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Masaya; Demsey, David (2003). "Foreword: Coltrane Changes: John Coltrane's Thirds Cycle Exploration". John Coltrane Plays "Coltrane Changes" (Songbook). Hal Leonard.
- ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 599.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Joe Lovano: Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Adler, David R. "Vic Juris: Pastels". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Mark Turner: Mark Turner". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Jakob Dinesen / Kurt Rosenwinkel: Everything Will Be All Right". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Kenny Werner Trio: With a Song in My Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Brownman Electryc Trio: Juggernaut". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
External links
- 26-2 at Secondhandsongs.com
