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On new CDs, John Coltrane is in the Vanguard again
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The appearance of John Coltrane's "The Complete 1961 Village
Vanguard Recordings" (Impulse) celebrates two kinds of longevity.
Coltrane, who would have turned 71 this Tuesday, the day of the
four-disc set's release, remains a beacon of probing intensity for
all serious jazz musicians; and New York's Vanguard club (where
Impulse will present Coltrane's former pianist McCoy Tyner and five
of its other current artists in a week-long celebration of the
saxophonist's legacy) is still the music's ...
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On new CDs, John Coltrane is in the Vanguard again
The Boston Globe
; The appearance of John Coltrane's "The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings" (Impulse) celebrates two kinds of longevity. Coltrane, who would have turned 71 this Tuesday, the day of the four-disc set's release, remains a beacon of probing intensity for all serious jazz musicians; and New
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THE JOHN COLTRANE GUIDE
The Village Voice
; FROM SIDEMAN TO MESMERIZER TO EVANGELICAL TO INTERSTELLAR SPACE You can buy your Coltrane in bulk these days, and may be you should. Not just for completists, boxes like The Prestige Recordings, Atlantic/Rhino's The Heavyweight Champion, and Impulse's The Classic Quartet assist in tracking their
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CD set marks Coltrane's influence, innovative style.
The Boston Herald
; John Coltrane remains such a major influence that it's difficult to believe he died 30 years ago. Traditional young jazz players copy his 1956 style, and avant-gardists are inspired by his 1960s experiments. The 30th anniversary of Trane's death has been marked by Impulse Records with the release
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The secret pain of robbie coltrane.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: NEIL NORMAN AT 21, Robbie Coltrane's sister Jane was five years his junior. A gifted English student, studying at York University, she was known to her friends as 'a bit of a tomboy', who enjoyed rowdy parties and high-spirited pranks. When she'd had a drink, it was best to expect the
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CDs keep music vital after 20 years // Coltrane's jazz legacy
Chicago Sun-Times
; `It was 20 years ago today . . . " Back in June, Beatles fans were invoking that line in celebration of the release on Compact Disc of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - exactly 20 years after the release of the LP. Two days ago, it was the jazz world's turn to mark a more somber 20-year
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Off-tempo 'Coltrane' offers insight
Chicago Sun-Times
; Coltrane The Story of a Sound By Ben Ratliff Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 272 pages, $24 Most books about musicians fail to strike a balance between the artist's life and his music. Ben Ratliff doesn't even try in Coltrane: The Story of a Sound. Instead, the New York Times music critic analyzes in
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Still Chasin' The Trane.(Entertainment; Music)(John Coltrane)
Newsweek
; ... nor a worshiper, Ratliff steers you between those extremes. He never tries to guilt-trip you into liking Coltrane, but instead maps the territory so that you find a way into the music that, on first, second or even third listen, often sounds forbiddingly, titanically ...
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Coltrane BOOKS & IDEAS
International Herald Tribune
; Pankaj Mishra The New York Times Media Group International Herald Tribune 10-27-2007 Coltrane BOOKS & IDEAS Byline: Pankaj Mishra The New York Times Media Group Edition: 1 Section: FEATURES Coltrane The Story of a Sound By Ben Ratliff 250 pages. $24. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Reviewed by
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I'm not doing badly for a fatty; Robbie Coltrane with Rhona, his wife of 15 years, and left, on the road for his new ITV series.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: DAVID THOMAS Robbie Coltrane is in love with his car. It's a soft-top Jaguar XK150vintage sports car, painted a gorgeous orangey-red, and Coltrane has beenloaned it to drive round Britain, visiting some of this island's more eccentricpeople, places and events for his new ITV series, Robbie
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Secrets of Robbie Coltrane: Gallons of beer, French toast and the truth about Fat Rab's bitter battle to fight the flab; Concluding our fascinating series on a big star whose personality holds many hidden insecurities.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: NEIL NORMAN ROBBIE COLTRANE, 50, is a man of many parts - bon vivant, raconteur, gifted car mechanic and brilliant actor. His brooding performance in the TV series Cracker provided irrefutable proof of his ability to tackle serious as well as comic roles. But behind the confident exterior
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