An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
Denzel WashingtonJohn Coltrane (voice)
Antonia AndrewsSelf - Stepdaughter
Bill ClintonSelf - PoliticianMichelle ColtraneSelf - StepdaughterOran ColtraneSelf - Son
Ravi ColtraneSelf - Son
CommonSelf - Musician
John DensmoreSelf - MusicianYasuhiro FujiokaSelf - Coltrane's CollectorOsaharu FukushimaSelf - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
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