Ben Ratliff



Ben Ratliff

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avg rating: 3.98 | 28 reviews | 80 ratings | 4 distinct works
Coltrane: The Story of a Sound Coltrane: The Story of a Sound (Hardcover)
by Ben Ratliff
avg rating 3.98 — 128 ratings — published 2007
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The New York Times Essential L... The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings (Paperback)
by Ben Ratliff
avg rating 3.73 — 15 ratings — published 2002
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The Jazz Ear: Conversations ov... The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music (Hardcover)
by Ben Ratliff
avg rating 4.33 — 8 ratings — published 2008
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Coltrane Coltrane (Hardcover)
by Ben Ratliff
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2007
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Ben Ratliff on tour for book "The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music"
December 10, 2008 07:00PM
Filene Auditorium, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, The United States


Ben Ratliff, who has family in Norwich, is the acclaimed music critic for the New York Times. In <i>The Jazz Ear,</i> he writes about his interviews with Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, and other jazz greats. His probing, empathic questions reveal insights about how jazz is conceptualized and how subtle variations in generation, training, and attitude define this unique way of making music. Trombonist Bob Brookmeyer will join us for ...more


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