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Beyond a love supreme : John Coltrane and the legacy of an album /

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Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, A Love Supreme is widely considered John Coltrane's magnum opus and one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. In Beyond A Love Supreme, Tony Whyton explores both the musical complexities of A Love Supreme and the album's seminal impor...

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Main Author: Whyton, Tony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Coltrane, John, > 1926-1967.
Coltrane, John, > 1926-1967
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Musiciens de jazz > États-Unis > Biographies.
Jazz musicians
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, A Love Supreme is widely considered John Coltrane's magnum opus and one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. In Beyond A Love Supreme, Tony Whyton explores both the musical complexities of A Love Supreme and the album's seminal importance in jazz history. Marking Coltrane's transition from the bebop and hard bop of his earlier recordings to the free jazz style perfected throughout the rest of his career, the album also embodies the deep spirituality that characterized the final years of his life. The titles of the four part suite--""Ackn
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 160 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199993106
9780199993109