John William Coltrane (* 23. September 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina; † 17. Juli 1967 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Saxophonist. Anfangs spielte er Altsaxophon, seit den frühen 1950er Jahren fast ausschließlich Tenor- und ab 1960 auch Sopransaxophon.
Album: BLUE TRAIN [1957]
John Coltrane (ts), Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Kenny Drew (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (ds)
Live Video from April 1959 of Miles Davis and John Coltrane performing "So What." From Miles Davis' album, "Kind Of Blue."
At Carnegie Hall. 1957. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
Album: Soultrane, Year: 1958, Label: Prestige.
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, Donald Byrd - trumpet, Red Garland - piano, Paul Chambers - bass.
From 1957 album ''Lush life''
John Coltrane & Red Garland Trio. Paul Chambers - double bass, John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, Red Garland - piano, Art Taylor - drums.
Album "Traneing In". Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on August 23, 1957.