Coltrane on Coltrane

[Guest Bill Barton]

I just picked this book up at the library and so far am quite fascinated. Some of the material is familiar, including Frank Kofsky's famous (or infamous, depending on your point-of-view) interview and assorted liner notes, but much of it is fresh to me. And the Kofsky is a new transcription from audiotape, so it has some "new" stuff also. Has anyone else read this yet? Any reactions?

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[7/4]

I own it...maybe I'll get a chance to read it over the holidays.

[AllenLowe]

excellent book; Lewis Porter tells me he was instrumental in getting it on track. Lots of little personal tidbits. Coltrane was not exactly a big talker, but put it all together and it's very interesting.

[ghost of miles]

Just picked this up today, Bill, at the Book Corner in Bloomington, and am hoping to read some of it over the holiday weekend.

[Chris DeVito]

I'm the editor of Coltrane on Coltrane, and I'd be very interested in reading more reactions to/opinions of the book.

--Chris DeVito

COLTRANE ON COLTRANE: THE JOHN COLTRANE INTERVIEWS

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THE JOHN COLTRANE REFERENCE

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