Coltrane

Author: Ben Ratliff
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429998628
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the factors that helped Coltrane become who he was? And what would a John Coltrane look like now--or are we looking for the wrong signs? In this deftly written, riveting study, New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff answers these questions and examines the life of Coltrane, the acclaimed band leader and deeply spiritual man who changed the face of jazz music. Ratliff places jazz among other art forms and within the turbulence of American social history, and he places Coltrane not just among jazz musicians but among the greatest American artists.

Coltrane on Coltrane

Author: Chris DeVito
Publisher: Musicians in Their Own Words
ISBN: 9781556520044
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Coltrane on Coltrane includes every known Coltrane interview, many in new transcriptions, and several previously unpublished; articles, reminiscences, and liner notes that rely on interviews; and some of Coltrane's personal writings and correspondence [Publisher description].

Coltrane

Author: Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933121201
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description

John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom

Author: Leonard Lewis Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195328922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Through a diverse collection of essays and interviews featuring leading Black media personalities, musicians and scholars, this volume presents the "insiders' view" - Black perspectives on Coltrane's powerful and lasting legacy viewed in contemporary times within the context of Black strivings for freedom.

John Coltrane

Author: Bill Cole
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Every critic, fan, and student of jazz who has listened to A Love Supreme or My Favorite Things knows that John Coltrane died entirely too young. But even within his tragically brief life, which ended in 1967 at the age of 40, he became one of the most innovative and experimental forces in African-American music. In this provocative study, musician and historian Bill Cole sharpens our focus on the legendary tenor saxophonist through the twin lenses of Africanism and spiritualism.

John Coltrane

Author: Lewis Porter
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472086436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force. This biography presents interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and musical analysis that offers a fresh view of Coltrane's genius. It explores the events of Coltrane's life and offers an insightful look into his musical practices.

Before John Was a Jazz Giant

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher:
ISBN: 125082270X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.

The John Coltrane Reference

Author: Lewis Porter
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135112576
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 834

Book Description
The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and work have never been definitely established. Well-known Coltrane biographer and jazz educator Lewis Porter has assembled an international team of scholars to write The John Coltrane Reference, an indispensable guide to the life and music of John Coltrane. The John Coltrane Reference features a a day-by-day chronology, which extends from 1926-1967, detailing Coltrane's early years and every live performance given by Coltrane as either a sideman or leader, and a discography offering full session information from the first year of recordings, 1946, to the last, 1967. The appendices list every film and television appearance, as well as every recorded interview. Richly illustrated with over 250 album covers and photos from the collection of Yasuhiro Fujioka, The John Coltrane Reference will find a place in every major library supporting a jazz studies program, as well as John Coltrane enthusiasts.

Spirit Seeker

Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547239947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
Describes the spiritual journey jazz musician John Coltrane took in his life and the way that it is reflected in his music.

The Trane Book - The John Coltrane Real Book

Author: John Coltrane
Publisher: Hal Leonard
ISBN: 1480368881
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(Fake Book). This collection pays tribute to one of the most influential players in jazz history with over 125 of Coltrane's most memorable works arranged in fake book notation, including: Afro Blue * Alabama * Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Body and Soul * Bye Bye Blackbird * Crescent * Giant Steps * I Want to Talk About You * Jupiter * Lush Life * My Favorite Things * Oleo * So What * Summertime * and more.