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9780374126063: Coltrane: The Story of a Sound
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ISBN 10: 0374126062 ISBN 13: 9780374126063
Editorial: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1800

Sinopsis

A major work about the great saxophonist—and about the state of jazz.

What was the essence of John Coltrane’s achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What was it about his improvising, his bands, his compositions, his place within his era of jazz that left so many musicians and listeners so powerfully drawn to him? What would a John Coltrane look like now—or are we looking for the wrong signs?
The acclaimed jazz writer Ben Ratliff addresses these questions in Coltrane. First Ratliff tells the story of Coltrane’s development, from his first recordings as a no-name navy bandsman to his last recordings as a near-saint, paying special attention to the last ten years of his life, which contained a remarkable series of breakthroughs in a nearly religious search for deeper expression.

In the book’s second half, Ratliff traces another history: that of Coltrane’s influence and legacy. This story begins in the mid-’50s and considers the reactions of musicians, critics, and others who paid attention, asking: Why does Coltrane signify so heavily in the basic identity of jazz?

Placing jazz among other art forms and American social history, and placing Coltrane not just among jazz musicians but among the greatest American artists, Ratliff tries to look for the sources of power in Coltrane’s music—not just in matters of technique, composition, and musical concepts, but in the deeper frequencies of Coltrane’s sound.

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Ben Ratliff has been a jazz critic at The New York Times since 1996. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and their two sons. His New York Times Essential Library: Jazz was published in 2002.

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Editorial
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Año de publicación
1800
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0374126062
ISBN 13 
9780374126063
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
250
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9780312427788: Coltrane: The Story of a Sound

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ISBN 10:  0312427786 ISBN 13:  9780312427788
Editorial: Picador, 2008
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