He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk.
Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was one of the players at the forefront of free jazz. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.īorn and raised in North Carolina, Coltrane moved to Philadelphia after graduating high school, where he studied music. John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. John Coltrane Church, 2097 Turk Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115 1982, San Francisco by African Orthodox Church
