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John Coltrane 1926-1967 BEGINNINGS • Born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina • Came from a musical family • Influenced by Count Basie & Lester Young • Studied at Ornstein School of Music, Philadelphia 1943 • Stationed in Hawaii with the Navy: Regularly performed & produced first recording with a quartet of sailors CAREER • Granoff School of Music, Philadelphia • “Groundbreaking” & “revolutionary” saxophonist, band leader, and composer • Popular albums include: “Giant Steps,” “My Favorite Things,” & “A Love Supreme” • Worked with Dizzy Gillepsie, Duke Ellington, & Miles Davis • Introduced new techniques and styles of playing to the world of Jazz • Fired by Ellington due to drug use VIDEO https://youtu.be/9mMS2jZTO0 k CONTINUING THE LEGACY • Many TV shows and movies have used his music. • The Cosby Show, NYPD Blue, Days of Our Lives, Mr. Holland's Opus • 1995 honored with a postage stamp • Universal Studios named a street after him • In 2001 "My Favorite Things" listed as one of the top songs of the century. REFERENCES • http://www.biography.com/people/john-coltrane-9254106 • http://www.johncoltrane.com/biography.html