John Coltrane

1926 - 1967 (age 40) • Acting

Born: 9/23/1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

Died: 7/17/1967 (age 40)

Known for: Acting

John Coltrane

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

Blue Giant

78%

Music

2023

Chasing Trane

73%

Music

2017

Jazz

74%

Self (archive footage)

2001

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

73%

Self (archive footage)

1988

The Cat in the Bag

62%

Original Music Composer

1964

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

69%

Himself

2000

Soul in the Eye

89%

Music

1973

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

38%

2008

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

77%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Blue Giant

78%

Music

2023

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

71%

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

67%

Self (archive footage)

2019

Chasing Trane

73%

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2017

Chasing Trane

73%

Music

2017

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

38%

2008

John Coltrane ‎– Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco

Himself

2008

Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65

80%

Himself

2007

John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

60%

Himself

2007

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

Himself

2005

Jazz Casual: John Coltrane

50%

saxophones

2003

John Coltrane Four Tenors

65%

Himself

2002

Jazz

74%

Self (archive footage)

2001

Giant Steps

Music

2001

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

69%

Himself

2000

Last Date

100%

Self

1991

The World According to John Coltrane

40%

Himself

1990

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

73%

Self (archive footage)

1988

Soul in the Eye

89%

Music

1973

John Coltrane: The Coltrane Legacy

Self

Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane

La Piccola Noia

Original Music Composer

1966

John Coltrane Quartet: Live in Liège

Self

1965

The Cat in the Bag

62%

Original Music Composer

1964

The Sound of Miles Davis

100%

Himself

1959