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John Coltrane documentary 'Chasing Trane' has stunning concert, music clips

( Unrated ) ( Monitor Movie Guide )

The terrific documentary, directed by John Scheinfeld, traces the career of the great saxophonist and composer.

John Coltrane is the subject of the documentary 'Chasing Trane.'
  • By Peter Rainer Film critic

John Coltrane, who died at age 40 in 1967, gets the comprehensive documentary treatment in John Scheinfeld鈥檚 terrific 鈥淐hasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary."

It traces the great saxophonist/composer鈥檚 career from his hardscrabble childhood in North Carolina and Philadelphia to his days in Miles Davis鈥檚 quintet in 1957, during which time he battled drug addiction, as well as his time with Thelonious Monk, to his cold-turkey resurrection with Davis on the 1959 classic recording 鈥淜ind of Blue,鈥� and ultimately, his own quartet.聽Coltrane鈥檚 final phase of 鈥渇ree jazz鈥� is also amply documented, with stunning concert and music clips throughout. Grade:聽A- (This movie is not rated.)

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