John Coltrane
Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax
July 17, 1967 (Age 40) died
September 23, 1926 Birthday
Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S. Birthplace
www.johncoltrane.com Website
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About
Acclaimed saxophonist and composer John Coltrane is known for his innovative techniques and groundbreaking recordings such as Giant Steps (1960) and A Love Supreme (1965). After picking up the saxophone in his teens he began playing with various jazz bands in the 1940s and 1950s including stints with Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk. In the 1960s he experimented with modal and free jazz and produced some of the most influential albums in jazz. John Coltrane died of liver cancer at the age of 40 in 1967.
Trivia
Before picking up the saxophone, Coltrane played alto horn and clarinet.Coltrane made his first recording on July 13, 1946 with Navy musicians while stationed in Hawaii during WWII.The church St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church located in San Francisco dedicated to John Coltrane and his music.
Early Life
John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina in 1926 to John R. Coltrane, a tailor and amateur musician, and Alice Coltrane. His father and several other family members died in 1939 leaving John to be raised by his mother, aunt and cousin. The family moved to Philadelphia in 1943 where Coltrane attended the Granhoff School of Music and began playing in local clubs. He joined the Navy in 1945 and was stationed in Hawaii. In 1946 he returned to Philadelphia and began his music career in earnest.
John Coltrane Solos
1966
Tenor Sax solo - Naima - 1966
4/4 ballad in A♭ major
1964
Tenor Sax solo - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement - 1964
4/4 latin in F minor at 126 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - A Love Supreme, Part 2: Resolution - 1964
4/4 swing in E♭ minor at 178 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - A Love Supreme, Part 2: Resolution - 1964
4/4 swing in E♭ minor at 182 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - A Love Supreme, Part 3: Pursuance - 1964
4/4 swing in B♭ minor at 300 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - A Love Supreme, Part 4: Psalm - 1964
4/4 ballad in C minor at 59 BPM
1962
Tenor Sax solo - Up 'Gainst the Wall - 1962
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 172 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Take the Coltrane - 1962
4/4 swing in F major at 258 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - Big Nick - 1962
4/4 swing in G major at 123 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Stevie - 1962
4/4 swing in C minor at 160 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - My Little Brown Book - 1962
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 68 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Angelica - 1962
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 200 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Feeling of Jazz - 1962
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 104 BPM
1961
Tenor Sax solo - Someday My Prince Will Come - 1961
3/4 waltz in B♭ major at 147 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Teo - 1961
3/4 waltz in F minor at 148 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - India - 1961
4/4 swing in G major at 201 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - India - 1961
4/4 swing in G major at 208 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Impressions - 1961
4/4 swing in D minor at 272 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Spiritual - 1961
4/4 waltz in C minor at 112 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - Spiritual - 1961
4/4 waltz in C minor at 121 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 1961
4/4 swing in C minor at 207 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Chasin' the Trane - 1961
4/4 swing in F major at 236 BPM
1960
Tenor Sax solo - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - 1960
4/4 latin in G major at 223 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - Central Park West - 1960
4/4 ballad in B major at 76 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Liberia - 1960
4/4 swing in D minor at 231 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Body And Soul - 1960
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 72 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Equinox - 1960
4/4 swing in D♭ minor at 118 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Satellite - 1960
4/4 swing in G major at 251 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - 26-2 - 1960
4/4 swing in F major at 194 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Body And Soul - 1960
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 69 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - My Favorite Things - 1960
3/4 waltz in E minor at 179 BPM
Soprano Sax solo - My Favorite Things - 1960
3/4 waltz in E minor at 179 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Summertime - 1960
4/4 swing in D minor at 160 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - But Not For Me - 1960
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 200 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Village Blues - 1960
4/4 swing in C major at 110 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Village Blues - 1960
4/4 swing in C major at 110 BPM
1959
Tenor Sax solo - So What - 1959
4/4 swing in D minor at 139 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Freddie Freeloader - 1959
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 129 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Blue in Green - 1959
4/4 ballad in D minor at 57 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - All Blues - 1959
6/8 swing in G major at 141 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Flamenco Sketches - 1959
4/4 ballad in C major at 57 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Giant Steps - 1959
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 292 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Cousin Mary - 1959
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 222 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Countdown - 1959
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 342 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Spiral - 1959
4/4 swing in B minor at 186 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Syeeda's Song Flute - 1959
4/4 swing in G major at 192 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Mr. P.C. - 1959
4/4 swing in C minor at 259 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Little Old Lady - 1959
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 185 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - My Shining Hour - 1959
4/4 swing in C major at 227 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - My Shining Hour - 1959
4/4 swing in C major at 225 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Fifth House - 1959
4/4 swing in C major at 221 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Harmonique - 1959
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 131 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Like Sonny - 1959
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 153 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I'll Wait and Pray - 1959
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 59 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Some Other Blues - 1959
4/4 swing in F major at 194 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Like Sonny - 1959
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 156 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I'll Wait and Pray - 1959
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 59 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Like Sonny - 1959
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 150 BPM
1958
Tenor Sax solo - Freight Trane - 1958
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 234 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I Never Knew - 1958
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 210 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Lyresto - 1958
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 210 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Big Paul - 1958
4/4 swing in C major at 132 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Green Dolphin Street - 1958
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 164 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Fran Dance - 1958
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 111 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Love For Sale - 1958
4/4 swing in B♭ minor at 209 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Straight, No Chaser - 1958
4/4 swing in F major at 302 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Oleo - 1958
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 322 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Lush Life - 1958
4/4 ballad in D♭ major at 58 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Good Bait - 1958
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 129 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I Want to Talk About You - 1958
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 69 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - You Say You Care - 1958
4/4 swing in F major at 215 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Russian Lullaby - 1958
4/4 swing in D minor at 364 BPM
1957
Tenor Sax solo - Blue Trane - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 150 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Moment's Notice - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 248 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Locomotion - 1957
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 268 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Lazy Bird - 1957
4/4 swing in G major at 249 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Like Someone In Love - 1957
4/4 ballad in A♭ major at 57 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I Love You - 1957
4/4 swing in F major at 163 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Trane's Slo Blues - 1957
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 128 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I Hear a Rhapsody - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 220 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Ruby, My Dear - 1957
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 65 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Trinkle Tinkle - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 158 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Nutty - 1957
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 141 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Epistrophy - 1957
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 173 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Way You Look Tonight - 1957
4/4 swing in F major at 344 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Ball Bearing - 1957
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 198 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - All The Things You Are - 1957
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 188 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Smoke Stack - 1957
4/4 swing in F major at 239 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Smoke Stack - 1957
4/4 swing in F major at 224 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Bakai - 1957
4/4 swing in B♭ minor at 146 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Violets for Your Furs - 1957
4/4 ballad in F major at 70 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Time Was - 1957
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 197 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Straight Street - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ minor at 182 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - While My Lady Sleeps - 1957
4/4 latin in C major at 97 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Chronic Blues - 1957
4/4 swing in E♭ minor at 131 BPM
1956
Tenor Sax solo - Blues by Five - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 177 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Airegin - 1956
4/4 swing in F minor at 287 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Tune Up - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 316 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - When Lights Are Low - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 125 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - If I Were A Bell - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 190 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - You're My Everything - 1956
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 60 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - I Could Write a Book - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 227 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Oleo - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 267 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - It Could Happen To You - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 188 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Woody 'n' You - 1956
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 252 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Four - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 201 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - In Your Own Sweet Way - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 115 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Trane's Blues - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 164 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Half Nelson - 1956
4/4 swing in C major at 254 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Surrey with the Fringe on Top - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 129 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Salt Peanuts - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 340 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Diane - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 141 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Well, You Needn't - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 235 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Tenor Madness - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 180 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Tenor Conclave - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 243 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Just You, Just Me - 1956
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 234 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Bob's Boys - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 202 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - How Deep Is the Ocean? - 1956
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 52 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Dexterity - 1956
4/4 swing in F major at 176 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Stablemates - 1956
4/4 swing in D♭ major at 199 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - John Paul Jones - 1956
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 119 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Eastbound - 1956
4/4 swing in C minor at 267 BPM