Watch McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson, Bill Clinton, and Denzel Washington lends his voice to praise John Coltrane in a montage drawn from new Coltrane documentary ‘Chasing Trane.’
Director John Scheinfeld makes inspired use of archival materials, animated murals, readings of Coltrane’s own words by Denzel Washington, and a wealth of new interviews. The list is catnip for music lovers: jazz elder statesmen Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, and Reggie Workman; rock legends Carlos Santana and John Densmore; and younger artists such as Common and Kamasi Washington, whose work renews the spirit of Coltrane for a new generation. Scheinfeld also speaks with critics Ben Ratliff and Ashley Kahn, philosopher Cornel West, and former US president Bill Clinton. Their testimonies are tremendously articulate but even so, there are moments when they fall speechless, reminding us that such powerful music touches something in us that is beyond words. (Thom powers – tiff.net)
Released by Impulse! Records in January 1965, A Love Supreme became a top-selling album for Coltrane and one of jazz’s most critically acclaimed recordings. It has often been viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time, a deeply spiritual work, and Coltrane’s masterpiece. (source:wiki)
With his inquisitive playing, intense solos and original compositions, saxophonist John Coltrane (1926-1967) rejuvenated jazz. After he kicked drugs, his playing became even freer.
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