John Coltrane

John Coltrane (1926-1967) is one of my favourite jazz musicians and has been for a long time. I think him and Miles Davis were the Kings of Jazz for a while and when I first heard their music at college I thought it was the best thing ever. The Official John Coltrane site has (Flash movie, with no controls - you have to close the browser to stop it) a cool set you can listen to while reading up about his life (though his life was really just the music). There's not so much to say about Coltrane except that he was a great musician who produced some fabulous music (particularly A Love Supreme), not always appreciated in his time. His wife, Alice Coltrane, also a jazz musician, recently died.