num_pages: 298
description: Tenor saxophone player Coltrane was a pioneer of free-form jazz, a forerunner of today's world music, and one of the first artists to reflect society's tribulations through his art form--a true original. Nisenson explores the shadow Coltrane cast in this must-read for music fans. Selected discography.
language: English
title: Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
titlecomplete: Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
genres: Jazz, History, Biography, African American, Music, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 407
publisher: Da Capo Press