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Following the path of its star musician John Coltrane, Impulse Records cut a creative swath through the 1960s and 1970s. This volume tells the story of the label, balancing tales of individual passion, artistic vision, and commercial motivation--with nearly one hundred interviews with executives, journalists, producers, and musicians. 120 illustrations.
Traces the story of Impulse Records and the pivotal contributions of avant-garde jazz musician John Coltrane in the 1960s and 1970s, explaining how the label was shaped by thirty-eight of his politically charged recordings.

Produktbeschreibung
Following the path of its star musician John Coltrane, Impulse Records cut a creative swath through the 1960s and 1970s. This volume tells the story of the label, balancing tales of individual passion, artistic vision, and commercial motivation--with nearly one hundred interviews with executives, journalists, producers, and musicians. 120 illustrations.
Traces the story of Impulse Records and the pivotal contributions of avant-garde jazz musician John Coltrane in the 1960s and 1970s, explaining how the label was shaped by thirty-eight of his politically charged recordings.
Autorenporträt
Ashley Kahn is an award-winning journalist and radio essayist and the author of A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album and A Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. He lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.