Photographs from 1950 to 1967 show John Coltrane as a serious yet egoless jazz icon.

The sax star turned his back on fame to embrace free jazz. Caught on a tape machine hidden in an overcoat, newly revealed recordings show how he did it ...

If you love listening to John Coltrane, then you know that the phrase “sheets of sound" refers to the tenor saxophonist's cascades of arpeggios. The term is so closely linked to Coltrane that it's ...

Universal’s Verve / Acoustic Sounds Series has revived this excellent album and put it back within reach of the public with a fine new reissue. Again driven by Chad Kassem (of Analogue Productions ...

Is the new John Coltrane ‘Africa/Brass’ Acoustic Sounds 180-gram vinyl reissue good enough to replace an original Impulse pressing?

Everyone is familiar with Coltrane's classic recording of "My Favorite Things. However, what many people may not know is that Coltrane was so taken with the musical that his first project for the ...

More than 40 years after his death, John Coltrane remains the most influential tenor saxophonist in jazz history. Whether it's his patented "sheets of sound," his rapid-fire improvisations or his bold ...

In the world of jazz, saxophone giant John Coltrane was so big, so powerful, so deep, so out there that almost half a century later jazz musicians are still wailing in his shadow. Coltrane, says New ...

The music of John William Coltrane wasn’t just a mere passion for his loyal fans; it was a religious experience. Doors drummer John Densmore said he can still feel the energy Coltrane poured into his ...

The jazz musician Ravi Coltrane, 47, didn't make his burden any lighter by choosing to play tenor and soprano saxophones — the same instruments his father, John Coltrane, indelibly stamped with his ...

When we think of Alice Coltrane's music, a rush of images can come to mind -- the up-tempo arpeggios, the cascading and trance-like ragas, the sweeping use of octaves that builds her notes into layers ...