The house that Trane built : the story of Impulse Records / Ashley Kahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Ashley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Impulse Records--History.

Impulse Records.

Sound recording industry--United States.

Sound recording industry.

History.

United States.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Coltrane, John, 1926-1967.

Coltrane, John.

Physical Description:

viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2006]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The man behind the signature : Creed Taylor (1954-1961)

The re-education of Bob Thiele (1961-1962)

Intuition and Impulse (1963-1964)

The new thing and Impulse (1965-1967)

Between jazz and a hard place (1965-1967)

Impulse after Trane (1967-1969)

Impulse out west (1969-1975)

The lives of a label ; the tenor of the time (1975-present).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324), discography (pages 299-320), and index.

ISBN:

0393058794

OCLC:

62732684

Publisher Number:

9780393058796