| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Coltrane
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| Alternative Name |
"Trane"
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| Birthday |
23rd September, 1926
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| Birthplace |
Hamlet, NC
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| Died |
17th July, 1967
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| Place of Death |
Huntington, New York, U.S.
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| Cause of Death |
Liver Cancer
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Deist
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
William Penn High School, 1943
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| University |
Ornstein School of Music, Granoff Studio
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, bandleader
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
He first became known as a soloist with Miles Davis (1955-7, 1958-60) and led his own bands from 1960
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Avant-garde jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Year(s) Active |
1946–1967, 1945–1967
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| Music Style |
Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Modal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Elegant, Cerebral, Confident, Freewheeling, Complex, Searching, Dramatic, Stately, Epic, Cathartic, Sophisticated, Literate, Hypnotic, Poignant, Bittersweet, Passionate, Spiritual, Fiery, Wistful, Intense, Reflective, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
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| Instrument |
Composer, Leader
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| Instrument (text) |
Tenor, Soprano, And Alto Saxophone, Soprano And Alto Saxophone, Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
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| Record Label |
Prestige, Blue Note, Atlantic, Impulse!
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| Associated Acts |
Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, McCoy Tyner
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| Official Websites |
http://www.johncoltrane.com/, http://johncoltrane.com
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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.
