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245 10 a| Ascension :b| John Coltrane and his quest /c| Eric Nisenson.;

260 a| New York :b| St. Martin's Press,c| 1993.;

300 a| xix, 278 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Discography: pages 272-278.;

505 0 a| Introduction: apocalypse at the half note -- Part one. Resolution -- Traneing in -- In the tradition -- Workin' -- Sheets of sound -- Giant steps -- Equinox -- The quartet -- World music -- A love supreme -- Part two. Pursuance -- Ascension -- Meditation -- Out of this world -- After the trane.;

520 a| John Coltrane was the last great innovator, a man whose music still overshadows the jazz world over a quarter of a century after his death. He was also a key figure of the Sixties, at least as much a central cultural force of his time as the Beatles or Bob Dylan. His name still provokes debate, and many of his musical achievements remain enigmatic to many listeners. This book explores the spiritual, psychological, philosophical, and social forces that most profoundly influenced Coltrane and the creation of his daring music. Not a formal biography, this book examines Coltrane's inner quest, which led him from being a journeyman rhythm and blues saxophonist, as well as a heroin addict and alcoholic, to becoming one of the greatest, and most influential, musicians America has produced. At the core of this book is Coltrane's spiritual awakening in 1957, at which time he dedicated himself to reaching God through his music and simultaneously kicked both his alcohol and heroin habits. He became a man obsessed, practicing constantly when not on the bandstand, and reading voraciously all manner of texts that helped him advance along his spiritual quest. Coltrane's view of God was anything but narrow: he studied both Eastern and Western religions; took LSD for spiritual insight; and even became fascinated with modern physics--he often mentioned Albert Einstein as being among his greatest heroes. In the Sixties, as his music grew increasingly "outside," and he became a father figure to a new generation of jazz Young Turks, he also was affected by the intense political tumult of the era, particularly that of the civil rights and black liberation movements. Coltrane's effect on jazz was so great that his death left many questions to be examined; most important, why have there been no great jazz innovators, or innovations, since his death? From Coltrane's early innovations through the effects, both positive and negative, on jazz since his death, this book traces one of the great modern spiritual and intellectual adventures--that of a musical genius and a hero and mentor of both his own time and for the generations that followed his passing.;

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Ascension : John Coltrane and his quest / Eric Nisenson.

Author/creator	Nisenson, Eric
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Description	xix, 278 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography.

Contents	Introduction: apocalypse at the half note -- Part one. Resolution -- Traneing in -- In the tradition -- Workin' -- Sheets of sound -- Giant steps -- Equinox -- The quartet -- World music -- A love supreme -- Part two. Pursuance -- Ascension -- Meditation -- Out of this world -- After the trane.
Abstract	John Coltrane was the last great innovator, a man whose music still overshadows the jazz world over a quarter of a century after his death. He was also a key figure of the Sixties, at least as much a central cultural force of his time as the Beatles or Bob Dylan. His name still provokes debate, and many of his musical achievements remain enigmatic to many listeners. This book explores the spiritual, psychological, philosophical, and social forces that most profoundly influenced Coltrane and the creation of his daring music. Not a formal biography, this book examines Coltrane's inner quest, which led him from being a journeyman rhythm and blues saxophonist, as well as a heroin addict and alcoholic, to becoming one of the greatest, and most influential, musicians America has produced. At the core of this book is Coltrane's spiritual awakening in 1957, at which time he dedicated himself to reaching God through his music and simultaneously kicked both his alcohol and heroin habits. He became a man obsessed, practicing constantly when not on the bandstand, and reading voraciously all manner of texts that helped him advance along his spiritual quest. Coltrane's view of God was anything but narrow: he studied both Eastern and Western religions; took LSD for spiritual insight; and even became fascinated with modern physics--he often mentioned Albert Einstein as being among his greatest heroes. In the Sixties, as his music grew increasingly "outside," and he became a father figure to a new generation of jazz Young Turks, he also was affected by the intense political tumult of the era, particularly that of the civil rights and black liberation movements. Coltrane's effect on jazz was so great that his death left many questions to be examined; most important, why have there been no great jazz innovators, or innovations, since his death? From Coltrane's early innovations through the effects, both positive and negative, on jazz since his death, this book traces one of the great modern spiritual and intellectual adventures--that of a musical genius and a hero and mentor of both his own time and for the generations that followed his passing.
Bibliography note	Discography: pages 272-278.
LCCN	93011484
ISBN	0312098383 (hardcover) :

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