David Tegnell Interviews on John Coltrane, 2003
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Summary
- Creator:
- Tegnell, David, 1946-
- Abstract:
- Author David Tegnell (b. 1946) has conducted significant research on the family history of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967). As a part of this research, Tegnell has interviewed over fifteen relatives and associates of Coltrane; two of whom - Betty and Tim Jackson - are represented in the collection.
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet
2 audio microcassettes (with CD copies for patron use) - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01283
Background
- Scope and content:
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As a part of his research into Coltrane's family history, Tegnell has interviewed over fifteen relatives and associates of Coltrane. The collection currently comprises two interviews with Betty and Tim Jackson, who were childhood friends and classmates of Coltrane's, conducted on March 3 and 7, 2003. Topics include the social life and church history of High Point as well as anecdotes related to Coltrane's life and musical career. The interviews were originally recorded on two microcassettes, which are closed to patron use. CD use copies of the interviews are available for patron use.
- Biographical / historical:
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Author David Tegnell (b. 1946) has conducted significant research on the family history of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. Coltrane (1926-1967) was born in Hamlet, N.C., and his family moved to High Point in 1927, where he lived until 1943. Beginning in the mid-1940s, he regularly performed on tenor saxophone as a sideman, including stints in bands led by Jimmy Heath, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. By the early 1960s, Coltrane was leading his own ensembles, including an influential quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. As a saxophonist, he brought renewed attention to the soprano saxophone in the 1960s, and as a composer and an improviser, Coltrane contributed to a number of harmonic and melodic innovations in jazz.
- Acquisition information:
- The David Tegnell Interviews on John Coltrane were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in January 2009.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jeremy Smith, February 2009
Encoded by Jeremy Smith, February 2009
Accession 2009-0006 is described in this finding aid.
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Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Jazz musicians
Jazz -- History and criticism
Jazz musicians -- Interviews
Jazz -- 1951-1960
Jazz -- 1961-1970
Jazz
Jazz -- 1941-1950
African American jazz musicians
African American jazz musicians -- Biography
Saxophonists -- United States -- Biography - Format:
- Microcassettes
Compact discs - Names:
- Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
Tegnell, David, 1946-
Tegnell, David, 1946-
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 -- Biography - Places:
- High Point (N.C.) -- Church history
High Point (N.C.) -- Social life and customs
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[Identification of item], David Tegnell Interviews on John Coltrane, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University