2. Who is He?...
• John William Coltrane was born September 23, 1926 in North
Carolina
• One of the most Influential Saxophone players…
• Rewarded the “Pulitzer Prize Special Citation”
• Mostly Played Tenor sax but also played Soprano Sax.
• Played in the Bebop & Hard Bop Era of Jazz.
• Some of his Albums are considered the Best in history.
3. Some of his Albums
• Giant Steps- 1960
• My Favorite Things (soprano sax) – 1961
• Blue Train- 1957
• A Love Supreme-1965
5. Band Members
• Most of his band member were big names in
the Jazz world like:
• Bassist : Reggie Workman
Drummer: Elvin Jones
Pianist: McCoy Tyner
6. St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane
• After Coltrane’s Death, congregants at the
Yardbird Temple in San Francisco began
worshiping Coltrane. Then they made St. John
Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church in
San Francisco.
7. His Death
• He died July 17,1967 at the age of 40.
• He died from liver cancer but there is a
controversy that suggests that he died of
hepatitis due to his heroin use.
• His Wife had not released recordings in her
possession, it was said that she was going to
released them but she passed away in 2007.
• Now Coltrane’s Son Ravi who is pursuing his
own career in in charge of those tapes.
