Coltrane: A Biography

In Coltrane: A Biography, physician and writer C.O. Simpkins crafts a compelling portrait of jazz legend John Coltrane, intertwining musical analysis with personal insight. Drawing on interviews, historical documents, and his own medical understanding, Simpkins explores Coltrane’s spiritual evolution, relentless creativity, and the personal demons he confronted. As Publishers Weekly noted, “Simpkins has produced a vivid, reverent biography that captures both the music and the man behind the horn.”

AUTHOR: C.O. Simpkins, M.D. 
FORMAT: Paperback 
PAGES: 287 
CONDITION: Used-Acceptable. Shelf wear, creasing on cover at corners and along spine, some discoloration and water stains along page edges, no pencil/pen markings.