John Coltrane
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Born: September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, NC
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: July 17, 1967 in New York, 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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Discography:
2006 Live at the Showboat Philadelphia June 17, 1963
2005 One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note
1967 Stellar Regions
1967 Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
1967 Interstellar Space
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Filmography:
2006 John Coltrane: Impressions of Coltrane
1999 Reed Royalty
1997 Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
1993 Masters of American Music: The World According to John Coltrane
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