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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.
[4] [5] Van Gelder made a separate copy for Coltrane to listen to at home. In 2005, after the Guernsey's auction house announced plans to sell Coltrane-related artefacts, the record company intervened to acquire the tapes. [6] Coltrane's son Ravi and studio executive Ken Druker assembled the final album with liner notes written by Ashley Kahn. [1]
On April 23, 1967, Coltrane and his group appeared in a benefit concert at and for the Olatunji Center. The concert poster advertised "John Coltrane & Quintet in Roots of Africa: his first appearance of 1967 in New York," and listed two shows: "4 pm - 6 pm" and "6 pm - 8 pm", with the invitation "Come join your host Babatunde. Ask Mr. Coltrane ...
For devotees of John Coltrane, whose adoration of the late, pathfinding saxophonist borders on the religious, 2018 has been a banner year. In March, Sony Legacy released a four-CD set of Coltrane ...
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. [1] Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland.
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Robbie Coltrane died on Oct. 14 at the age of 72, according to his agent Belinda Wright.
Giant Steps is a studio album by the jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in February 1960 through Atlantic Records. [1] [2] [4] This was Coltrane's first album as leader for the label, with which he had signed a new contract the previous year. The record is regarded as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.