Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
Painting of a young boy holding a saxophone
AuthorCarole Boston Weatherford
IllustratorSean Qualls
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
Published2008 Henry Holt
Media typePicture book (hardcover)
Pages32
ISBN978-0805079944

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane is a children’s picture book by American author and critic Carole Boston Weatherford.[1] It tells the story of a young John Coltrane growing up in the South in the 1930s. The book, published by Henry Holt in 2008, was illustrated by Sean Qualls.

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