John Coltrane

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American saxophonist and jazz composer.

Born: 23 September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.
Died: 17 July 1967 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA (aged 40) from liver cancer.

John Coltrane was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. His early recordings capture a musician in the relatively conventional confines of bebop and hardbop, but his enduring legacy primarily rests on the modal jazz pioneered by his classic quartet (1960-64) and by free jazz explorations late in his career.

He recorded more than fifty albums as a leader and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, performing with other giants of jazz like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. Coltrane received numerous awards including a posthumous "Special Citation" from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2007 for his 'masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz'.

As his life progressed, his music and outlook became increasingly spiritual. After his death he was proclaimed as a saint by the African Orthodox church that took his name.

Coltrane's second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane; their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist.

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My Favorite Things

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Naima

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Giant Steps

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Blue Train

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5

My One And Only Love

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20 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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May 7, 1967

Famous Ballroom

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • 1. A Love Supreme, Part 2: Resolution

  • 2.

  • 3.

  • 4. My Favorite Things(Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)

  • 1. Nature Boy(Nat King Cole cover)

  • 2.

  • 3. I Want to Talk About You(Billy Eckstine cover)


April 23, 1967

Olatunji Center of African Culture

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Tunji(John Coltrane Quartet cover)

  • 2. A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement


April 23, 1967

Olatunji Center of African Culture

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Ogunde

  • 2. My Favorite Things(Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)


November 11, 1966

Mitten Hall

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • 1. Naima

  • 2. Crescent(John Coltrane Quartet cover)

  • 3. Leo

  • 4. Offering

  • 5. My Favorite Things(Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)


October 7, 1966

Kresge Auditorium

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • 1. Naima

  • 2. Leo

  • 3. Drum Solo

  • 4.

  • 5. My Favorite Things(Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)

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American saxophonist and jazz composer.Born: 23 September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.Died: 17 July 1967 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA (aged 40) from liver cancer.John Coltrane was one of the most influential musicians of the twen... Read the full biography on this page.

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