OK, thanks so much for revisiting with me, the music of my high school years.

Let's close with a beautiful ballad: "My Funny Valentine," live at the Philharmonic Hall, Feb. 1964, NAACP benefit concert.

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https://youtu.be/XdrAzpYdOYs

My Funny Valentine (Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - February 1964)

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Getting toward the end of the month....

OK, here's something different that might be odd to some ears: "Saturn," from "Interstellar Space." Things to listen to: (1) how there's cellular time, but not a pulse; (2) how Rashied responds to John's phrasing; (3) how John works the different registers of the tenor, and the overtones. A different vocabulary.

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https://youtu.be/kY0wrGh-9Sw

Saturn

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So what was Wayne Shorter up to, post 2nd great quintet? Here's "Black Market," from Weather Report's 1976 album of the same title.

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#NaradaWalden (drums)
#DonAlias (percussion)

https://youtu.be/cd7S6V5IaBg

Black Market

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Continuing with funky '70s Miles Davis work, here's a jaunty A/B piece from "Get Up With It" called "Mtume," recorded in 1974. Musicians can be found on the wikipedia page; Miles is on the organ, and on trumpet through a wah-wah. Enjoy.

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https://youtu.be/44Q7sdn81yg

Mtume

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OK, as promised, here's "Black Satin" from Miles Davis' "On the Corner" (1972). Kinda defies category. You can see the extensive musicians list at the wikipedia entry for the album.

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https://youtu.be/0RF4CQhcr3E

Black Satin

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For Monday, listen to Miles Davis' "He Loved Him Madly," from "Get Up With It" (1974). Begins ambiently, then develops a slow pulse. Haunting.

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https://youtu.be/3Fc_-VZlkcM?list=RD3Fc_-VZlkcM

He Loved Him Madly

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This is a good piece for a Sunday, reflective and spiritual, to my ear. So listen to the John Coltrane Quartet's gorgeous, modal "Suite," from "Transition," recorded in 1965 (but released posthumously in 1970). When I was younger, I would lie on the floor between two speaker cabinets to listen to this LP; I prefer it to "A Love Supreme" (heresy I know, but there it is).

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https://youtu.be/TybVIASoR9Q?list=RDTybVIASoR9Q

Suite

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Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, 1957. Listen to "Traneing In":

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https://youtu.be/gu8uEkeE3I4?list=RDgu8uEkeE3I4

Traneing In by John Coltrane from 'Traneing In'

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In 1974 Herbie Hancock released "Thrust." Here's the album closer, "Spank-A-Lee." Maupin's neat and sometimes shouty solo over the top of everything kicks off at 3:05.

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https://youtu.be/4S62h99aodY?list=RD4S62h99aodY

Spank-A-Lee

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Sitar? Tabla? Harmon mute? 7/4 meter? Recorded a few months after the Bitches Brew sessions in 1969, here's "Great Expectations."

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https://youtu.be/-UT3qeqzejI?list=RD-UT3qeqzejI

Great Expectations (2022 Remaster)

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