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Born: September 23, 1926
Died: July 17, 1967
Biography | Readers’ Poll Results | Discography (Studio Albums):

Coltrane (1957)
Blue Train (1957)
John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio (1958)
Soultrane (1958)
Giant Steps (1960)
Coltrane Jazz (1961)
My Favorite Things (1961)
Olé Coltrane (1961)
Africa/Brass (1961)
Live! at the Village Vanguard (1962)
Coltrane (1962)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)
Ballads (1963)
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963)
Impressions (1963)
Live at Birdland (1964)
Crescent (1964)
A Love Supreme (1965)
The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965)
Ascension (1966)
New Thing at Newport (1966)
Meditations (1966)
Live at the Village Vanguard Again! (1966)
Kulu Sé Mama (1967)
Expression (1967)

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