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An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
Keywords
husband wife relationship
philadelphia, pennsylvania
drug abuse
jazz
pacifism
jazz singer or musician
saxophonist
biography
racism
co-workers relationship
jazz band
miles davis
alice coltrane
john coltrane
Casts
Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
Common
Self - Musician
John Densmore
Self - Musician
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny Golson
Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Crews
John Scheinfeld
Director
Dave Harding
Producer
Scott Pascucci
Producer
John Scheinfeld
Writer
Spencer Proffer
Producer
Stan Taylor
Director of Photography
Kathleen Ermitage
Associate Producer
Aaron Berman
Production Manager
Bruce Resnikoff
Executive Producer
Paul Bang
Sound
John Beug
Producer
Doug Lebow
Graphic Designer
David Rogers
Visual Effects
Saul Rouda
Sound
Sig Sigworth
Executive Producer
John Coltrane
Music
Kiku Lani Iwata
Story Manager
Patrick Martin
Photo Retouching
Dave Wendlinger
Sound
Peter S. Lynch II
Co-Producer
Dave Harding
First Assistant Camera
David Rogers
Graphic Designer
Robert Ghiraldini
Sound
Marcus Pardo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Oh
Sound
Fred Salkind
Graphic Designer
Victoria Thomas
Casting Consultant
Fred Salkind
Visual Effects
Peter S. Lynch II
Editor
Mark Pinkus
Executive Producer
Annette Powlis-Greaux
Production Manager
Doug Lebow
Visual Effects
Colin Hatton
Production Manager
Shane Ross
Colorist
Ravi Coltrane
Technical Advisor
Backdrops & Posters
