Coltrane: The Story of Sound
A new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits – books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century
No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as John Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for The New York Times, has written the first book to do justice to this great and controversial music pioneer. As well as an elegant narrative of Coltrane’s life Ratliff does something incredibly valuable – he writes about the saxophonist’s unique sound.
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A new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits – books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century
No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as John Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for The New York Times, has written the first book to do justice to this great and controversial music pioneer. As well as an elegant narrative of Coltrane’s life Ratliff does something incredibly valuable – he writes about the saxophonist’s unique sound.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Paperback
2020
ISBN: 9780571359813
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