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Read this short article about [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MR/Religion%20in%20the%20music%20system/John%20Coltrane's%20music%20of%20theophany.pdf John Coltrane's music of theophany and negation]
 
Read this short article about [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MR/Religion%20in%20the%20music%20system/John%20Coltrane's%20music%20of%20theophany.pdf John Coltrane's music of theophany and negation]
  
Browse the site for the [http://www.coltranechurch.org/ Church of Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church]
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Browse two sites for the Church of Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church [http://www.coltranechurch.org] [http://www.saintjohncoltrane.com/]
  
 
Optionally, browse this article about Coltrane's most famous composition, [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MR/Religion%20in%20the%20music%20system/John%20Coltrane's%20A%20Love%20Supreme-%20Jazz%20Improvisation%20as%20Composition.pdf A Love Supreme], by noted jazz scholar and Coltrane biographer Lewis Porter.
 
Optionally, browse this article about Coltrane's most famous composition, [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MR/Religion%20in%20the%20music%20system/John%20Coltrane's%20A%20Love%20Supreme-%20Jazz%20Improvisation%20as%20Composition.pdf A Love Supreme], by noted jazz scholar and Coltrane biographer Lewis Porter.

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Spirituality in Jazz

Note: the following readings are generally quite short, and much easier than those of late...don't be put off by their number. If possible, try to locate recordings. We will listen and watch the spiritual music of these jazz masters extensively in class. Enjoy!

Duke Ellington

Read the following brief biography

Read this NPR story, and listen to the audio.

Browse his official web site, as you wish.

John Coltrane

Skim the following: John Coltrane: A Biographical Sketch

Read this short article about John Coltrane's music of theophany and negation

Browse two sites for the Church of Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church [1] [2]

Optionally, browse this article about Coltrane's most famous composition, A Love Supreme, by noted jazz scholar and Coltrane biographer Lewis Porter.

Sun Ra

Read:

Sun Ra: From Ephrata (F-Ra-Ta) to Arkestra by David W. Stowe

Jazzmen: Diz and Sun Ra by Amiri Baraka

Mary Lou Williams

Browse as much as possible in Mary Lou Williams' website, including all of the section entitled Religious Conversion

Browse an interview with Mary Lou Williams