Cuthbert Simpkins Interviews on John Coltrane, 1971-1974

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Cuthbert Simpkins Interviews on John Coltrane, 1971-1974

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Author and medical doctor Cuthbert O. Simpkins (b. 1947) wrote the first biography of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967), titled (Perth Amboy, NJ: Herndon House Publishers, 1975). Coltrane: A Biography The collection contains audio recordings of interviews Simpkins conducted with various family members, friends, and colleagues of Coltrane between 1971-1974 as a part of his research.

3.0 Linear Feet; 65 original audiocassettes (with CD use copies for patron access)

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Simpkins, Cuthbert Ormond, 1947-

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Author of COLTRANE: A BIOGRAPHY, originally published in 1975. From the description of Cuthbert Simpkins interviews on John Coltrane, 1971-1974. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 435571127 Author and medical doctor Cuthbert O. Simpkins (b. 1947) wrote the first biography of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967), titled Coltrane: A Biography (Perth Amboy, NJ: Herndon House Publishers, 1975). Coltrane was born in Hamlet, N.C., and his family move...