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Reviews

Coltrane: The Story of a Sound by Ben Ratliff

By Zeth Lundy

Ratliff eschews the typical trappings of routine biography to plumb more profound ideas of musical language, identity, and influence. [5 April 2009]

By Chris Vognar

Story of a Sound isn't just the story of a sound. It's a piece of jazz criticism that passionately questions and enhances the role of jazz criticism. [8 January 2008]