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The World according to John Coltrane /

Interviews with jazz musicians commenting upon the impact which John Coltrane, an innovative jazz saxophonist, had upon American jazz music. Film traces Coltrane's musical growth from his roots in the black church and in rhythm & blues, through his forty years of life. Film culminates in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: East Stinson, Inc, Toby Byron/Multiprises, Taurus Film GmbH, Video Arts, Japan, EuroArts Music International GmbH
Other Authors: Byron, Toby, Saylor, Richard, Palmer, Robert, 1945-1997, Wheeler, Ed, Coltrane, John, 1926-1967, Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, A. (Alice), Mitchell, Roscoe, 1940-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
German
French
Language Notes:English, German or French language tracks.
Published: [Austria] : EuroArts Music International GmbH, 2010.
Series:Masters of American music series.
Subjects:
Coltrane, John, > 1926-1967.
Ali, Rashied, > 1933-2009 > Interviews.
Flanagan, Tommy > Interviews.
Heath, Jimmy > Interviews.
Shorter, Wayne > Interviews.
Young, La Monte > Interviews.
Jazz > History.
Saxophonists > Biography.
Jazz musicians.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Interviews with jazz musicians commenting upon the impact which John Coltrane, an innovative jazz saxophonist, had upon American jazz music. Film traces Coltrane's musical growth from his roots in the black church and in rhythm & blues, through his forty years of life. Film culminates in a musical meeting between the saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and dervish musicians in Morocco.
Item Description:Originally released by East Stinson Inc. in 1990.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC.
Production Credits:Photography, Herb Forsberg ; editor, Susan Peehl ; writer, Robert Palmer.