Yes, it’s time for this series to focus on John Coltrane — perhaps the most sanctified musician in the whole Black American tradition, who other artists sometimes refer to simply as “St.
John.”Born in Hamlet, N.C., and raised in High Point, Coltrane arrived on the New York scene in the 1950s, by way of Philadelphia and the Miles Davis Quintet.
In the short years between that arrival and his death, in 1967, the world around Coltrane would change dramatically.
Though introspective and soft-spoken, singularly allergic to grandstanding, Coltrane felt powerfully concerned with the fate of the world, and he was sure that music had a role to play in turning the tides.
Then, in 1960, the flipbook-fast harmonies of “Giant Steps” upped the expectations for jazz improvisers by a big margin.
Persons:
John Coltrane —, John . ”, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Trane’s, A.B, Spellman, ” Coltrane, Trane, ”
Locations:
Hamlet, N.C, High, York, Philadelphia, Africa, India, “ India