Timeline John Coltrane: A Love Supreme

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• 1926 John Coltrane born in Hamlet, North Carolina John William Coltrane Raised in High Point, North Carolina.
• 1943 John Coltrane moves to Philadelphia Saxophone Studies saxophone in Philadelphia.
• 1945 – 1946 John Coltrane serves in the US Navy Hawaii Plays in the Navy band in Hawaii.
• 1949 – 1951 John Coltrane plays in Dizzy Gillespie's band Bebop Learning from the bebop masters.
• 1955 John Coltrane joins the Miles Davis Quintet First great quintet Joins Miles Davis' band, with Red Garland and Philly Joe Jones.
• 1957 John Coltrane kicks heroin Spiritual awakening Fired by Miles for his addiction, he quits drugs and turns to God.
• 1957 John Coltrane plays with Thelonious Monk Five Spot Cafe A residency that transforms his playing.
• 1957 John Coltrane records Blue Train Blue Note His one album for Blue Note.
• 1959 John Coltrane records Kind of Blue with Miles Davis Modal jazz The best-selling jazz album of all time.
• 1960 John Coltrane releases Giant Steps Sheets of sound Its title track is a test for every jazz musician since.
• 1961 John Coltrane releases My Favorite Things Soprano saxophone A Sound of Music song turned into a modal jazz hit.
• 1962 John Coltrane forms the Classic Quartet McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones One of the great small groups in jazz.
• 1962 John Coltrane records with Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & John Coltrane A one-day session with In a Sentimental Mood.
• 1963 John Coltrane records Alabama Birmingham church bombing A lament for the four girls killed in the Birmingham bombing.
• 1964 John Coltrane records A Love Supreme Four-part suite A spiritual suite recorded in a single session.
• 1965 John Coltrane records Ascension Free jazz A 40-minute collective free improvisation.
• 1966 John Coltrane tours Japan Last tour A tour of Japan the year before his death.
• 1967 John Coltrane dies Huntington, New York Dies of liver cancer, aged 40.
• 2007 John Coltrane awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Special Citation For his masterful improvisation and iconic compositions.