u003cpu003eA new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eNo other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as u003cbu003eJohnu003c/bu003e u003cbu003eColtraneu003c/bu003e. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for the New York Times, has written the first book to do justice to this great and controversial music pioneer. As well as an elegant narrative of Coltrane's life Ratliff does something incredibly valuable - he writes about the saxophonist's unique sound.u003c/pu003e
