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John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...

(1926–1967) was a jazz saxophonist.

Coltrane may also refer to:
  • Coltrane (1957 album), an album by John Coltrane from Prestige
  • Coltrane (1962 album), an album by John Coltrane from Impulse!
  • Coltrane (The Simpsons), a fictional cat from The Simpsons

People with the surname

  • Alice Coltrane
    Alice Coltrane
    Alice Coltrane, née McLeod was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer.-Biography:...

     (1937–2007), jazz musician, wife of John Coltrane
  • Chi Coltrane
    Chi Coltrane
    Chi Coltrane is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer.-Career:...

     (born 1948), rock musician
  • Ravi Coltrane
    Ravi Coltrane
    Ravi Coltrane is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced artists such as pianist Luis Perdomo , guitarist David Gilmore and trumpeter Ralph Alessi....

     (born 1965), jazz saxophonist, son of John Coltrane
  • Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane, OBE is a Scottish actor, comedian and author. He is known both for his role as Dr...

     (born 1950), Scottish actor

Fictional

  • Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
    Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
    On the American TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, Rosco Purvis Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county commissioner, Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg ....

    , character on The Dukes of Hazzard
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