This album's third track opens with a drum solo by Art Taylor establishing a tense rhythm underlining the lack of melody for the first minutes in this song until Paul Chambers enters with the bassline. That track "Countdown" illustrates this album's lead musician's namesake "changes" based on major thirds. In addition to the tracks "Cousin Mary" and "Syeeda's Song Flute" this album's penultimate song heavily features the "sheets of sounds" effect
This album's third track opens with a drum solo by Art Taylor establishing a tense rhythm underlining the lack of melody for the first minutes in this song until Paul Chambers enters with the bassline. That track "Countdown" illustrates this album's lead musician's namesake "changes" based on major thirds. In addition to the tracks "Cousin Mary" and "Syeeda's Song Flute" this album's penultimate song heavily features the "sheets of sounds" effect and switches pianists from Tommy Flanagan to Wynton Kelly. This album features a ballad named for the leader's wife titled "Naima" and was completed two years before My Favorite Things. For 10 points, name this 1959 jazz album by John Coltrane.
This album's third track opens with a drum solo by Art Taylor establishing a tense rhythm underlining the lack of melody for the first minutes in this song until Paul Chambers enters with the bassline.
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