Best John Coltrane Biography - April 2024

John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)

John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force whose following continues to grow. This new biography, the first by a professional jazz scholar and performer, presents a huge amount of never-before-published material, including interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and innovative musical analysis that offers a fresh view of Coltrane's genius.Compiled from scratch with the assistance of dozens of Coltrane's colleagues, friends, and family, John Coltrane: His Life and Music corrects numerous errors from previous biographies. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 047208643X
• ASIN: 047208643X
• ISBN: 047208643X
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press

Coltrane

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 ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312427786
• ASIN: 0312427786
• ISBN: 0312427786
• Manufacturer: Picador

A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album

Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic A Love Supreme-a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime. Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach that characterized his critically acclaimed Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn tells the story of the genesis, creation, and aftermath of this classic recording. Featuring interviews with more than one hundred musicians, producers, friends, and family members; unpublishe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00AFZI0XO
• ASIN: B00AFZI0XO
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the household. These vivid noises shaped John's own sound as a musician. Carole Boston Weatherford and Sean Qualls have composed an amazingly rich hymn to the childhood of jazz legend John Coltrane.Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book and a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

• ASIN: 0805079947
• ASIN: 0805079947
• ISBN: 0805079947
• Brand: Weatherford, Carole Boston/ Qualls, Sean (ILT)
• Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews (Musicians in Their Own Words)

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• ASIN: 1569762872
• ASIN: 1569762872
• ISBN: 1569762872
• Brand: Brand: Chicago Review Press
• Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

The first full biography of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, written by a brilliant historian, with full access to the family's archives and with dozens of interviews. Now updated with an afterword for Monk’s 2017 centennial.Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist’s struggle to “make it” without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1439190461
• ASIN: 1439190461
• ISBN: 9781439190463
• Brand: Free Press
• Manufacturer: Free Press

The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cook's entries and reassessed each artist's entry for this book. The result is an endlessly bro... [Read More]

• ASIN: B004CRSIT2
• ASIN: B004CRSIT2
• Manufacturer: Penguin

John Coltrane: A Discography and Musical Biography

A gold mine of photos, mostly unpublished. Musician, song title, and recording company indexes are included. Produced with the cooperation of the Coltrane family and of recording companies and researchers worldwide, this is the definitive reference on one of the great artists of our century.

• ASIN: 081082986X
• ASIN: 081082986X
• ISBN: 081082986X
• Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

John Coltrane: A Sound Supreme (Biography, Arts, Music and Literature Series)

Traces the life of the innovative jazz saxophonist and the evolution of his music

• ASIN: 0531115429
• ASIN: 0531115429
• ISBN: 0531115429
• Brand: Brand: Franklin Watts
• Manufacturer: Franklin Watts

Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-reality of Creative Music: Interviews and Tour Notes, England 1985

A #1 New Release in Jazz Music on Amazon! "Absolutely essential reading." — The Wire One of modern music's towering figures, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton has redefined critical concepts of jazz and the wider world of creative music. The Chicago native's works range from an early piece for 100 tubas to proposed compositions for orchestras on different planets. A modern classic, Forces in Motion follows Braxton's lauded quartet on a 1985 tour of England, noting his opinions of his musical predecessors — including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Karlheinz Stockhausen ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486824098
• UPC: 800759824090
• ASIN: 0486824098
• ISBN: 0486824098
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever

• ASIN: 0312327854
• ASIN: 0312327854
• ISBN: 0312327854
• Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books

John Coltrane: Jazz Revolutionary (Modern Music Masters)

Traces the life of the innovative jazz saxophonist and the evolution of his music.

• ASIN: 1883846579
• ASIN: 1883846579
• ISBN: 1883846579
• Brand: Brand: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
• Manufacturer: Morgan Reynolds Pub

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

TOM DOWD & THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC profiles the extraordinary life and legendary work of music producer / recording engineer Tom Dowd. Historical footage, vintage photographs and interviews with a who's who list of musical giants from the worlds of jazz, soul and classic rock shine a spotlight on the brilliance of Tom Dowd, whose creative spirit and passion for innovative technology helped shape the course of modern music. Tom Dowd's credits include recording sessions with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, John Coltrane, The Allman Brothers Band, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gilles... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00011ZBOS
• UPC: 660200307721
• ASIN: B00011ZBOS
• Brand: PALM PICTURES (UNDER UMVD)
• Manufacturer: Palm Pictures / Umvd

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• ASIN: B078SGP4WH
• ASIN: B078SGP4WH

The Glass Castle

• ASIN: B074P8C59M
• ASIN: B074P8C59M

The Very Best Of John Coltrane

Very Best Of John Coltrane

• UPC: 836007

The Very Best Of John Coltrane (CD)

Trane elevated the tenor sax above its station in the big band era to be a supreme soloing instrument in the bop era. His intense stylings were uniquely creative and are still treasured by fans

• UPC: 31519141

Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (CD) (Remaster)

Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane

• UPC: 1211567

Vert Best of John Coltrane (CD) (Digi-Pak)

John Coltrane made his lasting musical statement during the 60s on the storied impulse

• UPC: 31520017

Best of (CD)

Best Of

• UPC: 1733410

John Coltrane (méditation) - eBook

Considéré comme le saxophoniste le plus révolutionnaire de l’histoire du jazz, John Coltrane n’a cessé de mener une quête fascinante, portant sa musique à un niveau d’expression jamais atteint. Il a inventé une modernité radicale,

• UPC: 742231161

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Gary Bartz (saxophone); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Lewis Nash (drums).Recording information: Avatar, New York, New York (11/18/2003 - 11/19/2003).ILLUMINATIONS finds McCoy Tyner, some 40 years after his best-known work (as a member of John Coltrane's legendary early-1960s quartet), still kicking. Tyner's energies as a session leader, composer, and ever-progressive musician haven't flagged since the mid-'60's, when the pianist started heading his own dates. On this 2004 album, as per usual, Tyner has surrounded himself with some of the finest personnel in jazz, including bassist Christian McBride, sax player Gary Bartz, and trumpeter Terence Blanchard.Tyner's music is appealing for its balance of familiar hard-bop vocabulary and intricately wrought structures--it is rhythmic and accessible, yet intellectually engaging. Tyner plays with great vigor, mixing virtuoso classical flourishes with bold chords and dazzlingly complex solos. His compositions here touch on avant-bebop ("The Chase"), Latin groove ("Angelina"), and smooth swing (the title track--on which all the musicians get a chance to stretch out). Blanchard's playing is especially notable, substantiating the melody lines in the chorus and blazing on the solos (as on "New Orleans Stomp," driven by a classic second-line beat). The high quality of music here--in conception and execution--should come as no surprise to long-time fans of Tyner or his sidemen.

Mccoy Tyner - Illuminations (SACD NEW)Label: TelarcFormat: SACDRelease Date: 22 Jun 2004No. of Discs: 1UPC: 089408359965Details1. Illuminations2. Angelina3. New Orleans Stomp4. Come Rain Or Come Shine5. Soulstice6. Blessings7. If I Should Lose You8. The Chase9.

• UPC: 3465201

Best of John Coltrane (CD)

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• UPC: 846509534

Beyond A Love Supreme: John Coltrane and the Legacy of an Album - eBook

Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, A Love Supreme is widely considered John Coltrane's magnum opus and one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. In Beyond A Love Supreme,

• UPC: 605055961

The Dean : The Best Seat in the House

John David Dingell, the longest serving United States' Congressman in history, and one of the House's most powerful chairmen, offers a unique, unforgettable, and refreshingly candid behind-the-scenes account of government and politics over the past

• UPC: 55747621