Thirty-one years after John Coltrane died, just short of forty-one years old, he remains an enigma, not to only to me but to the various persons who have attempted to capture his character in books.

Besides "Giant Steps," the songs that every Coltrane fan, er fanatic, has probably committed to memory note-for-note are the three presented here, "Naima," "My Favorite Things" and the four-part suite ...

John Coltrane’s 1965 boundary-expanding spiritually-inspired jazz epic A Love Supreme returns in its rare fan favorite original mono mix.

The Antibes recording has stood as the lone living document of Coltrane's suite — until today, when Impulse! announced the October release of A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle. Recorded at the end of a ...

He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own. By Clay Risen Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted ...

Music the saxophonist recorded with his classic quartet for a Canadian film drama will see release next month as 'Blue World' Set in Montreal in 1964, the French New Wave–influenced Le chat dans le ...

Today, would have been the jazz legend’s 88th birthday. Unfortunately, John Coltrane lost his battle with liver cancer in 1967, at the age of 40. His death came as a shock to the music community, even ...

Sitting in the window of the Artfunk gallery on Jackson Street in San Francisco is a painting of jazz legend John Coltrane. While most people walking by will see the image of a great musician, ...