Proper noun
Coltrane (plural Coltranes)
A surname from Irish.
According to Coltrane, the goal of a musician was to understand these forces, control them, and elicit a response from the audience. Source: Internet
A former home, the John Coltrane House in Philadelphia, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1999. Source: Internet
After Terry Burns, his half-brother, introduced him to modern jazz, his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a plastic alto saxophone in 1961; he was soon receiving lessons from a local musician. Source: Internet
After recording with the quartet over the next few months, Coltrane invited Pharoah Sanders to join the band in September 1965. Source: Internet
Around the end of his tenure with Davis, Coltrane had begun playing soprano, an unconventional move considering the instrument's neglect in jazz at the time. Source: Internet
At the same time, Davis recruited the players for a formation that became known as his "first great quintet": John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Source: Internet