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Born: September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, NC
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: July 17, 1967 in Huntington, NY
Genre: Jazz

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Biography:
Despite a relatively brief career (he first came to notice as a sideman at age 29 in 1955, formally launched a solo career at 33 in 1960, and was dead at 40 in 1967), saxophonist John Coltrane was among the most important, and most controversial, figures in jazz. It seems amazing that his period of greatest activity was so short, not only because h... Continue Bio >>

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A Love Supreme Part I (Opening Statement)

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Discography:
2006 Live at the Showboat Philadelphia June 17, 1963
2005 Love Supreme Live in Concert
1967 Stellar Regions
1967 Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
1967 Interstellar Space
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Filmography:
2008 John Coltrane: Impressions
2006 John Coltrane: Impressions of Coltrane
1999 Reed Royalty
1997 Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
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Member Of: John Coltrane Quintet Miles Davis Quintet John Coltrane Quartet More >> Similar Artists: Pharoah Sanders George Coleman Booker Ervin Joe Henderson Wayne Shorter More >>

Influenced By: Sonny Rollins Miles Davis Stan Getz Dexter Gordon Sonny Stitt More >> Followers: Saxophone Summit Dale Fielder Rahsaan Roland Kirk Steve Grossman George Coleman More >>

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