John Coltrane : The Last Giant : The John Coltrane Anthology

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.

Born and raised in 

North Carolina, 

after graduating

 from high school 

Coltrane moved to

 Philadelphia, 

where he studied music. 

Working in the bebop 

and hard bop idioms

 early in his career, 

Coltrane helped pioneer 

the use of modes 

and was one of 

the players

 at the forefront

 of free jazz.

 He led at least

 fifty recording sessions 

and appeared on

 many albums

 by other musicians, 

including trumpeter 

Miles Davis 

and pianist 

Thelonious Monk. 

Over the course 

of his career, 

Coltrane's music

 took on an increasingly 

spiritual dimension, 

as exemplified on

 his most acclaimed album

 A Love Supreme

 (1965) 

and others.

 Decades after his death, 

Coltrane remains

 influential, 

and he has

 received numerous 

posthumous awards,

 including a

including a special

 Pulitzer Prize, 

and was 

canonized by

 the African 

Orthodox Church.

His second wife 

was pianist 

and harpist

 Alice Coltrane. 

The couple had

 three children: 

John Jr.

 (1964–1982),

 a bassist; 

Ravi

 (born 1965),

 a saxophonist; 

and

 Oran

 (born 1967), 

a saxophonist,

 guitarist,

 drummer 

and singer.

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