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Chasing Trane 2017 Directed by John Scheinfeld

The John Coltrane documentary

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Gneres Documentary , Music
Production Companies Crew Neck Productions , Meteor 17
Release Date 14 April 2017
99 mins
Cast
Denzel Washington John Coltrane (voice)
Antonia Andrews Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton Self - Politician
Michelle Coltrane Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane Self - Son
Ravi Coltrane Self - Son
Common Self - Musician
John Densmore Self - Musician
Yasuhiro Fujioka Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny Golson Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn Self - Biographer
Wynton Marsalis Self - Musician
Lewis Porter Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff Self - Music Critic
Sonny Rollins Self - Musician
Carlos Santana Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter Self - Musician
McCoy Tyner Self - Musician
Kamasi Washington Self - Musician
Cornel West Self - Philosopher
Reggie Workman Self - Musician
Alice Coltrane Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
John Coltrane Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis Self - Musician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr. Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)