ISBN:
0195328531
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0199716501
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9780195328530
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9780199716500
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 235 pages)
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
788.7/165092
Keywords:
Coltrane, John Criticism and interpretation
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Coltrane, John
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Fine Arts
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MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds
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Musik
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Religion
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Schwarze. USA
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Jazz History and criticism
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Jazz Religious aspects
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African Americans Music Religious aspects
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Jazz musicians Interviews
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Jazz
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Spiritualität
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Religion
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Schwarze
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USA
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Coltrane, John 1926-1967
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Spiritualität
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USA
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Schwarze
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Jazz
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Religion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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You have to be invited: reflections on music making and musician creation in Black American culture - Leonard L. Brown -- - In his own words: Coltrane's responses - Leonard L. Brown -- - John Coltrane and the practice of freedom - Herman Gray -- - John Coltrane as the personification of spirituality in black music - Anthony Brown -- - Freedom is a constant struggle: Alice Coltrane and the redefining of the jazz avante-garde - Tammy L. Kernodle -- - When bar walkers preach: John Coltrane and the crisis of the black intellectual - Tommy L. Lott -- - "Don't let the devil (make you) lose your joy": a look at late Coltrane - Salim Washington -- - The spiritual ethos of black musica nd its quintessential exemplar, John Coltrane - Emmett G. Price III -- - Somebody please say, "amen!" - Eric D. Jackson -- - Masters on a master introduction: Anthony Brown's and Leonard Brown's conversations with Olly Wilson, Yusef Lateef and Billy Taylor: Conversation with Olly Wilson; Conversation with Yusef Lateef; Conversation with Billy Taylor -- - Coda: George Russell on John Coltrane
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John Coltrane's unique and powerful saxophone sound is commonly recognized among scholars and fans of Black American music and jazz as having a "spiritual" nature, imbued with the performer's soul, which deeply touches musicians and listeners worldwide. This revered and respected musician created new standards, linked tradition with innovation, challenged common assumptions, and relentlessly pursued spiritual goals in his music, which he aimed openly to use as a means to help listeners see the beauty of life. More than four decades after Coltrane's death, it is this spiritual nature
