Coltrane John - The house that Trane built : the story of Impulse Records

Books, like jazz, are most always collective efforts, with many deserving applause. Please join me in acknowledging:

Dave Dunton, an agent with an uncanny ability to know the answers before the questions arise.

All at W. W. Norton who devoted time and expertise to pull this together smoothly, positively: my editor, Maribeth Payne; A. Courtney Fitch (whose initial initial I am convinced stands for after hours), Nancy Palmquist, Don Rifkin, and Graham Norwood; plus a truly inspired design team that wove together images and text, maintaining and updating the Impulse feel: Julia Druskin, Debra Morton- Hoyt, Dana Sloan, and Charles Brock of the DesignWorks Group, Inc.

All at the Verve Music Group who provide access and support. In the east, Ron Goldstein, Ken Druker, Bryan Koniarz, Nate Herr, Regina Joskow, Marc Lipiner, and Mark Smith. A special tip of the hat to Hollis King, the keeper of the orange and black, and his staff, including Sherniece Smith and many others. In the archives out west: Randy Aronson.

A copy editor born to jazz, the nonpareil Pierre Gardez, who made sure all things jibe while filtering out the jiveand who deserves his own book deal! Also Ted Panken and Hal Miller, for looking over facts and text.

A number of immediate believers across the pond: first, the Granta family in LondonGeorge Miller, Gail Lynch, Sarah Wasley, and Louise Campbell. In Paris, Milan, Osaka, Barcelona, Hamburg, and London, respectively: Daniel Richard, Luca Formenton, Yasuhiro Fujioka, Julian Vinuales, Marlies Helder, and Nathan Graves.

A special line here to all who serve at the paper- and vinyl-crammed shelves at the Institute of Jazz Studies on the Rutgers campus in Newark: Dan Morgenstern, Ed Berger (thanks for the Benny tip!), Vincent Pelote, Tad Hershorn, Esther Smith and her crew.

Another special line for Bob Belden, for being a go-to repository of original Impulse LPs, and for so many other reasons.

Yet another for the men who created the finely focused chapter-opening images: Jack Vartoogian and Jim Whitaker.

All the lensmen whose work helped define the original Impulse look: the late Joe Alper (thanks, George and Jaye!) and three men whose friendship has become an unexpected lagniappe of these book projects: Jim Marshall, Chuck Stewart, and Pete Turner.

Those who provided many of the images that help convey the Impulse story: Michael, Jonathan Hyams, and Helen Ashford at the Michael Ochs Archives. Jason Elzy and Walter Boholst at Warner Bros./Rhino. Greta Rucker and Julia Swidler at the BMG part of Sony BMG. Tom Evered at Blue Note/EMI. Gordon Joshua Murray at Billboard magazine. Howard Rosen and Jim Shields at Evidence Music. George Boziwick at the New York Public Library. And for capturing that certain lan in the authors photo, Marc PoKempner, my Chicago running partner.

Radio folk, presenters, bookers, musicians, and others extending support along the way: Josh Jackson; Bill Bragin at Joes Pub; Dave Liebman; Ravi, Michelle, and Alice Coltrane, and Marilyn McLeod; Joel Chriss; Steve Bensusan; Mike Byers; Ginny Urus; George Gilbert; Joan Hardie.

New friends: Fran Attaway, Steve Backer, Alan Bergman, Curtis Fuller, Ed Michel, Creed Taylor, John Sinclair, Don Hunstein, John Dixon, and Jim Dickson (the last two whose ideas and memories were invaluable in providing context and flavor). Old buddies: Andrew Caploe and Dave Brendel. Venerable veterans: George Avakian, Bill Kaplan, Sid Feller, Orrin Keepnews, Michael Cuscuna, and Gary Giddins. Tireless transcribers and researchers: Michael Heller, Todd Nicholson, Amanda Replogle, Justin Padro, Kieran McGee, Simon Rentner, and, when not gracing the floorboards, Abigail Royle.

For first believing this subject to be worthy of extended coverage: Chris Porter and Lee Mergner at JazzTimes , and Andrew Male at MOJO .

And to all those not listed yet deserving credit for making this study a realityplease forgive the omission.

This history is dedicated to all the musicians whose timeless sounds contributed to the Impulse legacy, and compelled me to get this done. Thank youmay this effort send hungry ears back your way.

A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltranes Signature Album

Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece

Rolling Stone: The Seventies (editor)

JAZZ: THE FIFTIES TO THE SEVENTIES

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JOHN COLTRANE

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