More from John Coltrane

  1. 'Keep a thing happenin' all throughout.'
  2. 'You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration out of other musicians. He had i…
  3. 'I thought about this question. I answered it as best I could [at the press conference]. I felt I didn't tell [the reporter] what I really …
  4. 'In short, [Coltrane's] tone is beautiful because it is functional. In other words, it is always involved in saying something. You can't se…
  5. 'John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, he kept trying to reac…

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