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[[File:John_Coltrane_1963_cropped_ver2.jpg|thumb|John_Coltrane_1963_cropped_ver2]] [[file:Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg|right|thumb|Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy]] [[file:E3_SM_USN.png|right|thumb|E3_SM_USN]] [[file:Naval_Region_Hawaii_-_Emblem.png|thumb|Naval_Region_Hawaii_-_Emblem]] [[file:American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg|thumb|American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon]] [[file:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg|thumb|Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon]] [[file:World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg|thumb|World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon]] {{Short description|American jazz saxophonist and composer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = John Coltrane
| image = John Coltrane 1963.jpg
| caption = Coltrane in 1963
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = John William Coltrane
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|9|23}}
| birth_place = [[Hamlet, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|7|17|1926|9|23}}
| death_place = [[Huntington, New York]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[bebop]], [[hard bop]], [[modal jazz]], [[free jazz]]
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[composer]]
| instrument = [[Saxophone]]
| years_active = 1945–1967
| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]], [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]]
| associated_acts = [[Miles Davis]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Elvin Jones]], [[Jimmy Garrison]]
}}

'''John William Coltrane''' (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American [[jazz]] [[saxophonist]] and [[composer]]. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and [[20th-century music]]. Coltrane pioneered the use of [[modes]] in jazz and was later at the forefront of [[free jazz]].

== Early Life ==
Coltrane was born in [[Hamlet, North Carolina]], and grew up in [[High Point, North Carolina]]. His early musical influences included [[Lester Young]] and [[Johnny Hodges]]. He began playing the [[clarinet]] and [[alto saxophone]] in high school before switching to the [[tenor saxophone]].

== Career ==
Coltrane's career began in the mid-1940s when he played in the [[Navy band]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, he played with [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'s big band and later with [[Johnny Hodges]]. In 1955, he joined [[Miles Davis]]'s quintet, where he gained recognition for his innovative playing style.

=== Classic Quartet ===
In 1960, Coltrane formed his own group, the [[John Coltrane Quartet]], featuring [[McCoy Tyner]] on piano, [[Elvin Jones]] on drums, and [[Jimmy Garrison]] on bass. This group is best known for its recordings on the [[Impulse! Records]] label, including the landmark album ''[[A Love Supreme]]''.

=== Later Years and Free Jazz ===
In the mid-1960s, Coltrane's music took a radical turn towards [[free jazz]], characterized by a more abstract and experimental approach. Albums like ''[[Ascension (John Coltrane album)|Ascension]]'' and ''[[Meditations (John Coltrane album)|Meditations]]'' exemplify this period.

== Personal Life ==
Coltrane was married twice, first to [[Naima Coltrane]] and later to [[Alice Coltrane]], a pianist and harpist who also became a significant figure in jazz. He had three children, including [[Ravi Coltrane]], who is also a saxophonist.

== Death and Legacy ==
Coltrane died of liver cancer on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. His influence on jazz and music, in general, remains profound. He was posthumously awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize]] in 2007 for his contributions to music.

== Related Pages ==
* [[Miles Davis]]
* [[Thelonious Monk]]
* [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
* [[Duke Ellington]]
* [[McCoy Tyner]]
* [[Elvin Jones]]
* [[Jimmy Garrison]]
* [[A Love Supreme]]
* [[Free jazz]]
* [[Modal jazz]]

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[[Category:20th-century American musicians]]
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