Porter, Lewis, 1951- John Coltrane : : his life and music / [electronic resource] / Lewis Porter.. — Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, c1998.. — xvii, 409 p. : : ill. ; 24 cm. — (The Michigan American music series). - The Michigan American music series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-383) and index.

: Southern Roots -- : Life without Father -- : A Musical Education I -- : "Every Day Was an Adventure" -- : A Musical Education II -- : Philadelphia, 1946-48 -- : A Musical Education III -- : Apprenticeship with Vinson and Gillespie -- : Obscurity: 1951-55 -- : The Turning Point: Miles and Monk -- : Coltrane's Music: 1955-57 -- : Back with Miles Davis -- : Giant Steps and Kind of Blue -- : "Today's Top Tenor" and His "All-Star Band" -- : "So Much More to Do" -- : More on Coltrane's Music of 1961-65 -- : A Love Supreme -- : The Man: "A Quiet, Shy Guy" -- : Final Years: 1965-67.



ISBN: 0472101617 (alk. paper) 9780472101610 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 97041995

Subjects--Personal Names:
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967.
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967.
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 --Critique et interprétation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.
Saxophonists--United States--Biography.
Jazz.
Musiciens de jazz--États-Unis--Biographies.
Saxophonistes--États-Unis--Biographies.
Musiciens noirs américains--Biographies.

LC Class. No.: ML419.C645 / P65 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 788.7/165/092 B