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 inspiratio
The Coltrane Church: Apostles of Sound, Agents of Social Justice presents the history of the Coltrane Church from the Sound Baptism to the present, beginning in 1965. It details how each incarnation o
(Artist Transcriptions). 43 jazz solo transcriptions as played by the legendary John Coltrane, including: Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Countdown * Cousin Mary * Giant Steps * Impressions * Lazy Bird * Lu
In early 2005, an engineer at the Library of Congress accidentally discovered, in an unmarked box, the recording of Thelonious Monk's and John Coltrane's performance at a 1957 benefit concert at Carne
In early 2005, an engineer at the Library of Congress accidentally discovered, in an unmarked box, the recording of Thelonious Monk's and John Coltrane's performance at a 1957 benefit concert at Carne
(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, including: Afro Blue * Alabama * Blue Train (Blue Tra
(Artist Transcriptions). 43 jazz solo transcriptions as played by the legendary John Coltrane, including: Acknowledgement (Part I) * Airegin * Alabama * All Blues * All or Nothing at All * Bessie's Bl
(Piano Solo Personality). 20 selections of the greatest tunes from "Trane" in piano solo arrangements with chord symbols. Includes: All or Nothing at All * Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Central Park West
(Artist Transcriptions). More than 50 Coltrane classics, transcribed exactly from his recorded solos. Includes: All Blues * Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Body and Soul * Bye Bye Blackbird * Countdown * Co
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, an
Named one of the best jazz books of 2010 by Jazz Times’s reader pollJohn Coltrane created a new sound, a music that had nothing to do with anyone except himself. The path he chose was difficult and ri
No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for the New York Times, has written the first book to do justice to this great and controver
"With an artistic vision that spanned the most archaic spirituals to the farthest-flung reaches of the cosmos, Alice Coltrane was much more than merely the wife of her legendary saxophonist husband. S
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
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 Joh
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, an
(Artist Books). This is the matching folio to one of the most influential jazz albums of all time with Coltrane's solos transcribed note for note. Includes: Countdown * Cousin Mary * Giant Steps * Mr.
Artist TranscriptionsIn the late 1950s, John Coltrane composed or arranged a series of tunes that used chord progressions based on a series of key center movements by thirds, rather than the usual fou
(Artist Books). The All Music Guide calls John Coltrane's A Love Supreme "easily one of the most important records ever made," and Coltrane has referred to it as his "gift to God." This exceptiona
Artist TranscriptionsColtrane's genius shines through in these stunning tenor sax transcriptions of classic solos from 14 tunes from the great American songbook: All or Nothing at All * The Inch Worm
John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz history, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force whose following continues to grow. This new biography, the first by a professional jazz schol
The first edition was published in 1970 as Black Nationalism and the Revolution in Music, and this is a reprint of the revised and expanded 1998 edition, with the current title. Kofsky (1935-97), a hi
This collection of 26 tenor sax transcriptions features some of jazz giant John Coltane's most important solos: Blue Train * Central Part West * Giant Steps * Impressions * Lazy Bird * Moment's Notic
It is the summer of 1976 and Salvo Ursari, a man of retirement age, is walking on a taut wire strung between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center, almost fourteen hundred feet above the ci
John Coltrane's landmark composition "Giant Steps" used a new harmonic formula. This book examines it in detail as well as "Countdown!" Also contains many practice exercises and solo examples, plus ho
inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James,Contact Magazine) A novel and