John Coltrane: His Life and Music  
Author: Lewis Porter
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Publication Date: January 28, 2000

The standard biography of John Coltrane since its publication in 2000.

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Coltrane on Coltrane:
The John Coltrane Interviews

Author: Chris DeVito
Hardcover: 396 pages
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Publication Date: September 1, 2010

Coltrane in his own words--a collection of all of Coltrane's published interviews, together with transcriptions of recorded interviews, letters, newspaper articles and other rare material.

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Coltrane Chronicle

Author: Yasuhiro Fujioka
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: DU Books
Language: Japanese
Publication Date: September 4, 2012 

A beautiful visual documentation of Coltrane's life from childhood through his death in 1967, drawing on Fujioka's vast collection of photographs and material.

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