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John Coltrane was a bandleader, composer and conductor. Born on September 23, 1926, John Coltrane was from Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. Death is recorded on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. Schooling on record includes William Penn High School and Combs College of Music. Recorded honors include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1992), Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards (2007), North Carolina Music Hall of Fame and 3 more.
My Take
John Coltrane is, for me, less an entertainer than a seeker who happened to play saxophone. From a small North Carolina town he reshaped twentieth-century music entirely, and records like A Love Supreme feel less like performances than prayers. What stays with me is the relentlessness of his search; he kept pushing the language of jazz toward something almost transcendent, then was gone at forty. The posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement and Pulitzer Special Citation only confirm what listeners felt all along. I cannot hear his late work without sensing a man trying to reach beyond music itself, and that devotion humbles me every time.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Coltrane
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・コルトレーン
- Reading
- じょん・こるとれーん
- Born
- September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967
- Origin
- Hamlet, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- bandleader / composer / conductor / jazz musician / saxophonist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- William Penn High School
- University
- Combs College of Music
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
- North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
- World War II Victory Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.johncoltrane.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johncoltrane/
- Xhttps://x.com/JohnColtrane
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Coltrane
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7346
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Coltrane born?
John Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926.
When did John Coltrane die?
John Coltrane died on July 17, 1967, aged 40.
Where was John Coltrane from?
John Coltrane was from Hamlet, North Carolina, United States.
What did John Coltrane do?
John Coltrane worked as bandleader, composer, conductor, jazz musician, saxophonist.
Where did John Coltrane study?
John Coltrane attended Combs College of Music.
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