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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 (20[1])of it, one of whom practiced on the Williamsburg Bridge for 15 hours a day. (20[1])A Bahamian ("buh-HAY-me-in") folk song inspired a player of this (20[1])instrument (20[1])to write "St. Thomas," (20[2])which begins his album (20[1])"[this instrument] (*) Colossus." (10[7])A chord (10[1])progression developed (10[1])by a player of this instrument cycles through keys a major (10[2])third (10[1])apart. (10[3]0[1])Sonny Rollins (0[1])played this (10[1])instrument, (10[2])as did a musician who used the (0[1])"sheets of sound" (10[3])style (10[1]0[1])of (10[2])improvisation (10[1])on albums like Giant Steps. (10[3])For 10 points, name this (10[1])instrument played by John Coltrane. (10[2])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

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