“Tonal” means an order giving tones gravitational relationships. In classical harmony, V–I defines this pull

 “Tonal” means an order giving tones gravitational relationships. In classical harmony, V–I defines this pull. George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept redefined tonal gravity, making C Lydian—not C major—the natural center, since its stacked fifths form an acoustically stable field. Coltrane and Miles expanded this into modal and post-tonal worlds. Monk, rather than destroying tonality, twisted and relocated it, creating poetic gravity through dissonance and silence.


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