Coltrane changes (Coltrane Matrix or cycle, also known as chromatic third relations and multi-tonic changes) are a harmonic progression variation using substitute chords over common jazz chord progressions. These substitution patterns were first demonstrated by jazz musician John Coltrane on the albums Bags & Trane (on the track "Three Little Words") and Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (on "Limehouse Blues").[1] Coltrane continued his explorations on the 1960 album Giant Steps and expanded on the substitution cycle in his compositions "Giant Steps" and "Countdown", the latter of which is a reharmonized version of Eddie Vinson's "Tune Up". The Coltrane changes are a standard advanced harmonic substitution used in jazz improvisation.
^Porter, Lewis (January 28, 2000). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-472-08643-6.
Coltranechanges (Coltrane Matrix or cycle, also known as chromatic third relations and multi-tonic changes) are a harmonic progression variation using...
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential...
The Blues for Alice changes, Bird changes, Bird Blues, or New York Blues changes, is a chord progression, often named after Charlie Parker ("Bird"), which...
named John Coltrane often used a cycle composed of a sequence of major thirds for his unique key changes, hence the namesake for "coltranechanges". His popularity...
studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in February 1960 through Atlantic Records. This was Coltrane's first album as leader for the label...
alter the changes to make the tune sound more contemporary or progressive. Art Tatum was a pioneer of reharmonization, and later on John Coltrane, Miles...
concerned, it was the precursor to more complex substitution patterns like Coltranechanges. Tritone substitutions are sometimes used in improvisation—often to...
would eventually lead to John Coltrane'sColtranechanges. The Dameron turnaround has alternately been called the "Coltrane turnaround". Further examples...
over the original progression, which adds interest for listeners. Coltranechanges Passing chord Blatter, Alfred (2007). Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide...
in fifths, as for example in the "thirds cycle" used in John Coltrane'sColtranechanges, as influenced by Nicolas Slonimsky's Thesaurus of Scales and...
octave. Altered chord Diminished triad Giant Steps (composition) and Coltranechanges Palmer, H. R. (1876). Palmer's Theory of Music. J. Church. pp. 91–92...
of tonality. Interval cycles are also important in jazz, such as in Coltranechanges. "Similarly," to any pair of transpositionally related sets being reducible...
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