JOHN COLTRANE
Name: John Coltrane
Birth name: John William Coltrane
Also known as "Trane"
Born: 23 September 1926 Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: 17 July 1967
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was
an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from
as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest
until 1955. Coltrane initially played alongside luminaries like Dizzy Gillespie,
Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis, and after 1957, recorded and produced dozens of
albums, many released posthumously. Throughout his career Coltrane's music took
on an increasingly spiritual dimension that would color his legacy. His
conception of expression in jazz became increasingly mystical, gnostic and
cathartic.
Coltrane has been credited with reshaping modern jazz and being the predominant
influence on successive generations of saxophonists. Like tenor saxophonists
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Ben Webster before him, Coltrane
fundamentally altered expectations for the instrument.
Coltrane received 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."
Name: John Coltrane
Birth name: John William Coltrane
Also known as "Trane"
Born: 23 September 1926 Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: 17 July 1967
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was
an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from
as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest
until 1955. Coltrane initially played alongside luminaries like Dizzy Gillespie,
Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis, and after 1957, recorded and produced dozens of
albums, many released posthumously. Throughout his career Coltrane's music took
on an increasingly spiritual dimension that would color his legacy. His
conception of expression in jazz became increasingly mystical, gnostic and
cathartic.
Coltrane has been credited with reshaping modern jazz and being the predominant
influence on successive generations of saxophonists. Like tenor saxophonists
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Ben Webster before him, Coltrane
fundamentally altered expectations for the instrument.
Coltrane received 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."