In his short life, John Coltrane conÂtinÂuÂalÂly pushed the boundÂaries of music. From swing to bebop to hard bop to free jazz, Coltrane was a restÂless seekÂer of new sounds. Inspired by the hypÂnotÂic, trance-inducÂing traÂdiÂtionÂal music of North Africa and Asia, Coltrane creÂatÂed a new kind of music that fused jazz and EastÂern spirÂiÂtuÂalÂiÂty.
The World AccordÂing to John Coltrane tells the stoÂry of Coltrane’s quest, from his childÂhood in a deeply reliÂgious houseÂhold in North CarÂoliÂna to his earÂly days playÂing saxÂoÂphone in the Navy, to his apprenÂticeÂship with Miles Davis in the 1950s and his emerÂgence as a bandÂleader and innoÂvaÂtor in the 1960s. Most of the one-hour film is devotÂed to Coltrane’s latÂer periÂod, when he came into his own. The film is not a biogÂraÂphy, in the traÂdiÂtionÂal sense. There is very litÂtle about Coltrane’s perÂsonÂal life — his marÂriages, chilÂdren, drug probÂlems and declinÂing health. DirecÂtor Robert Palmer focusÂes instead on Coltrane’s jourÂney as a musiÂcian.
The World AccordÂing to John Coltrane was made in 1990, and includes interÂviews with Coltrane’s secÂond wife, pianist Alice Coltrane, and a numÂber of othÂer musiÂcians who knew Coltrane and played with him, includÂing saxÂoÂphonÂist Wayne ShortÂer, drumÂmer Rashied Ali and Pianist TomÂmy FlanaÂgan. It proÂvides some excelÂlent insights into one of the 20th cenÂtuÂry’s greatÂest musiÂcians.
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RelatÂed ConÂtent:
John Coltrane’s Naval Reserve EnlistÂment Mugshot (1945)
John Coltrane Plays Only Live PerÂforÂmance of A Love Supreme
John Coltrane: Three Great EuroÂpean PerÂforÂmances, 1960, 1961 and 1965
Thanks to my cousin Ivan for forÂwardÂing this to me, Wow! is what i have to say about one of the greatÂest musiÂcians of all time and when i go to heavÂen i have a front row seat orgaÂnized to here John and Miles and the othÂer greats to lisÂten to them.
Great to here Wayne speak so much.…..
thanks for putting this out to the pubÂlic. Every JC fan needs to see this