Bibliography
Original copyright
- Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Music – Current and Renewal Registrations. Library of Congress, Copyright Office.
- Vol. 31; Part 5, No. 1, Section 2. January–June 1977 (1978). "Alabama." m. John Coltrane. 1 p. © Jowcol Music, Chicago; 5 May 1977; EU781801. p. 2313.
Annotations
- ↑ Music journalist Francis Davis – more than thirty-four years after Coltrane's death – stated in The New York Times that he was unable to find any corroborating evidence that Coltrane had intended for "Alabama" to be about the tragedy. (Davis; September 23, 2001)
- ↑ Journalist Matt Micucci, on November 18, 2016, stated in a Jazziz essay, that "Coltrane was inspired by Martin Luther King's speech, delivered in the church sanctuary three days after the bombing [September 18, 1963], and patterned his saxophone playing on it. Like the speech, 'Alabama' shifts its tone from one of mourning to one of renewed determination for the struggle against racially motivated crimes". (audio of MLK's speech via YouTube) (Micucci, November 18, 2016)
Notes
- ↑ Bailey, August 10, 2005.
- ↑ Muhammad, June 17, 2020.
- 1 2 Cole, John Coltrane, 1976, p. 150.
- ↑ Stucky, pp. 4, 27.
- 1 2 Lord (jazz discography).
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