"My music is the spiritual expression of what I am----My faith, my knowledge, my being........When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups....I want to speak to their souls."
-John Coltrane

 

 

John William Coltrane, also known as "Trane"; was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz.

 

 

Born: September 23, 1926, Hamlet

Died: July 17, 1967, Long Island

Spouse: Alice Coltrane (m. 1966)

Children: Ravi Coltrane