Question
Miles Davis' album Bags' Groove features three early compositions by a player of this non-vibraphone instrument, including "Doxy" and "Oleo." An album titled "[this instrument] Madness" features two players of it, one of whom practiced on the Williamsburg Bridge for 15 hours a day. A Bahamian ("buh-HAY-me-in") folk song inspired a player of this instrument to write "St. Thomas," which begins his album "[this instrument] (*) Colossus." A chord progression developed by a player of this instrument cycles through keys a major third apart. Sonny Rollins played this instrument, as did a musician who used the "sheets of sound" style of improvisation on albums like Giant Steps. For 10 points, name this instrument played by John Coltrane. ■END■
ANSWER: tenor saxophone [accept tenor; accept Saxophone Colossus; accept Tenor Madness]
<Fine Arts - Auditory Fine Arts - Jazz>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 100% | 17% | 0% | 82.38 |