John Coltrane

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American saxophonist and jazz composer. Born September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA. Died July 17, 1967 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA (aged 40) from liver cancer. Coltrane's early recordings caught a musician in the confines of bebop and hardbop, but his enduring legacy primarily rests on the modal jazz pioneered by his classic quartet (1961-65) and by free jazz explorations late in his career. Extensively recorded as a leader (mainly for [l26557]), he appeared as a sid