Coltrane: The Story of a Sound de Ratliff, Ben - 2008-10-27

Picador, 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Picador, 2008-10-28. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

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Picador, New York, 2008. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Very good plus, very light edge and corner wear, spine has light wear.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… Leer más

Picador USA. Used - Good.

Picador, 2008-10-28. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

St. Martin's Press. PAPERBACK. 2008. 9780312427788 :ISBN: 9780312427788 -Subject:Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General . NEW.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Picador USA, 2008. Gd. condition - The story of a sound , Coltrane's world ... (AR18371z). Soft Cover. Good.