| 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
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| 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 and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. He led at least fifty recording sessions
and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. Over the course of his career, Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He remains one of the most influential saxophonists in music history. He received numerous posthumous awards, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church and a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. His second wife was pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane.
The couple had three children: John Jr. (1964–1982), a bassist; Ravi (born 1965), a saxophonist; and Oran (born 1967), also a saxophonist.
