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