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 19
50s, playing tenor and soprano sax with
Dizzy Gillespie,
Miles Davis and
Thelonious Monk. A leader of "
hard bop", in the 19
60s 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 spiritual expression. Sometimes called simply 'Trane, his recordings include
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