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Browse as much as possible in [http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/intro1.html Mary Lou Williams' website], including all of the section entitled [http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/religious_1.html Religious Conversion] | Browse as much as possible in [http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/intro1.html Mary Lou Williams' website], including all of the section entitled [http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/religious_1.html Religious Conversion] | ||
| − | + | Read the following [http://folkways.tapor.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/MR/Religion%20in%20the%20music%20system/First%20Lady%20of%20jazz.pdf interview with Mary Lou Williams] | |
Revision as of 18:00, 2 March 2006
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 short biography of Duke Ellington.
Read this NPR story about the Sacred Concert, 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Browse two sites for the Church of Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church [1] [2] (the second is superseded by the first, but contains some additional information about the founding of the church)
Optionally, read this article about Coltrane's most famous composition, A Love Supreme, by noted jazz scholar and Coltrane biographer Lewis Porter.
Sun Ra
Please read the following:
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
Read the following interview with Mary Lou Williams
