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John Coltrane

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Also known as John William Coltrane, St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane, Trane

amerikansk jazzmusiker

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John Coltrane was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and conductor. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina, in 1926, he served in the United States Navy and held citizenship in the United States. He was a member of the African American ethnic group and spoke American English as his native language. His musical career encompassed genres such as jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, post-bop, and avant-garde jazz. He played instruments including the tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, and alto saxophone.

Coltrane recorded for labels including Atlantic Records, Blue Note, Impulse!, and Prestige. He was married to Alice Coltrane and had a child named Ravi Coltrane. He received awards such as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the American Campaign Medal. His work is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection. He died of liver cancer and liver failure in Huntington, New York City, in 1967.

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Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

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.

Known for

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
  • Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Chasing Trane — Self - Musician (archive footage)2017
  • Miles Davis: Kind of Blue2008
  • John Coltrane ‎– Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco — Himself2008
  • John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane — Himself2007
  • Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 — Himself2007
  • Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound — Himself2005
  • Jazz Casual: John Coltrane — saxophones2003

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John William Coltrane (Hamlet, North Carolina, September 23, 1926 – Huntington, New York, July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. American jazz great John Coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. A leader of "hard bop", in the 1960s he led his own groups and changed the face of jazz with experimentation and improvisation, his later recordings reflecting his belief that music was a form of spiritua

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Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hamlet
Place of death
New York City
Spouse
Alice Coltrane
Child
Ravi Coltrane
Occupation
singer
Employer
Prestige
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
American English
Award
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Field of work
jazz
Genre
hard bop
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
ABC Records
Military branch
United States Navy
Official website
www.johncoltrane.com
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John Coltrane 1963 cropped ver2.jpg
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John Coltrane
date of birth
1926-09-23
date of death
1967-07-17
topic's main category
Category:John Coltrane
canonization status
saint
cause of death
liver cancer
ethnic group
African Americans
manner of death
natural causes
described by source
100 Greatest African Americans
start of work period
1945-00-00
social media followers
18695
topic has template
Template:John Coltrane
birth name
John William Coltrane
name in native language
John Coltrane
nickname
Trane
end of work period
1967-00-00
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César Award for Best Supporting Actress
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John William Coltrane (IPA: /'kɑltreın/), född 23 september 1926 i i Richmond County, North Carolina, död 17 juli 1967 i Huntington på Long Island i delstaten New York, var en amerikansk jazzmusiker och saxofonist. Han räknas som en av de främsta saxofonisterna och jazzmusikerna genom tiderna, och är tillsammans med Charlie Parker ansedd som en av de mest inflytelserika och stilbildande musikerna på sitt instrument. Coltrane spelade bland andra med Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley, Pharoah Sanders, och Alice Coltrane (hans fru) för att nämna några. Coltrane var även betydelsefull som kompositör. 1959 spelade Coltrane in låten "", som senare även blev titeln ett album som brukar betraktas som en milstolpe inom jazzens historia. Melodin till "Giant Steps" är konstruerad så att melodin tycks bryta sig loss från den traditionella känslan av fixerade tonarter och i stället "flyter". John Coltrane har en mycket lång diskografi och förutom Giant Steps (1959) är albumet A Love Supreme (1964) omtalat som ytterligare en milstolpe inom jazzens historia.

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