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John Coltrane (1926–1967) was an American jazz musician, composer, conductor, and bandleader. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina, he served in the United States Navy and resided in Hamlet, Indianapolis. His musical work encompassed genres including hard bop, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. He performed on the tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, and clarinet.
Coltrane was employed by Atlantic Records, Blue Note, Impulse!, and Prestige. His recorded works include *A Love Supreme*, *John Coltrane Solos*, and *Eight jazz originals for you to play*. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the American Campaign Medal. His music is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection.
He was married to Alice Coltrane and was the father of Ravi Coltrane. Coltrane died in Huntington, New York City, due to liver failure and liver cancer.
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Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Known for
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes — Self (archive footage)2019
- Chasing Trane — Self - Musician (archive footage)2017
- Miles Davis: Kind of Blue2008
- John Coltrane – Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco — Himself2008
- John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane — Himself2007
- Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 — Himself2007
- Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound — Himself2005
- Jazz Casual: John Coltrane — saxophones2003
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 1967
Discography
- Blue Train1957
- Coltrane1957
- Blue Train1958
- John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio1958
- Soultrane1958
- Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette1959
- Giant Steps1960
- Giant Steps1960
- Coltrane Jazz1961
- Lush Life1961
Member of
- Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band1946–1946
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra1949–1950
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet1950–1951
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet1950–1951
- Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six1952–1952
- Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six1952–1952
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra1954–1954
- Miles Davis Quintet1955–1961
- Elmo Hope Sextet1956–1956
- The Prestige All Stars1956–1957
- The Red Garland Quintet1957–1957
- Thelonious Monk Quartet1957–1957
- Art Blakey Big Band1957–1957
- Thelonious Monk Septet1957–1957
- George Russell Orchestra1958–1958
- Cecil Taylor Quintet1958–1958
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John William Coltrane (Hamlet, North Carolina, September 23, 1926 – Huntington, New York, July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. American jazz great John Coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. A leader of "hard bop", in the 1960s he led his own groups and changed the face of jazz with experimentation and improvisation, his later recordings reflecting his belief that music was a form of spiritua
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- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hamlet
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Alice Coltrane
- Child
- Ravi Coltrane
- Occupation
- singer
- Employer
- Prestige
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- ABC Records
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- www.johncoltrane.com
- Image
- John Coltrane 1963 cropped ver2.jpg
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