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Viewing and Listening for Week 2
Here are some suggestions for “Moanin’” and “Equinox”

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers “Moanin’” (1958)
Lee Morgan (trumpet)
Benny Golson (tenor sax)
Bobby Timmons (piano)
Jymie Merritt (bass)
Art Blakey (drums)

John Coltrane “Equinox” (1960)
“Coltrane’s Sound” (Atlantic Records)
John Coltrane (tenor)
Mcoy Tyner (piano)
Elvin Jones (drums)
Steve Davis (bass)

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