For 10 points, name this leading jazz player of the soprano and tenor saxophone.
His combo with the improvisational guitarist Wes Montgomery never finished an album, but his namesake quartet, including McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrisson, and Elvin Jones, released the records Ballads, Crescent, and Impressions. He used split-note multiphonics and chord progression in "Giant Steps," while his method of repeating accompaniments under improvised, mode-based solos is seen in his interpretation of "My Favorite Things." For 10 points, name this leading jazz player of the soprano and tenor saxophone.
His combo with the improvisational guitarist Wes Montgomery never finished an album, but his namesake quartet, including McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrisson, and Elvin Jones, released the records Ballads, Crescent, and Impressions.
John William {Coltrane}