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JOHN COLTRANE - 1926 to 1967: Fifty Years On...
On the 17th July, 1967 jazz lost the last of the major innovators of the music and the repercussions are still being felt fifty years later.

It is arguable that after Coltrane's death the music became too diverse to have any one musician that would have a seismic effect during their lifetime, but John William Coltrane did just that. Shaking off his drug and alcohol addiction, along with any remaining self doubt  he set about starting a revolution in jazz. His playing would astound fellow musicians from a technical stand point, whilst alienating some jazz fans and gaining new followers along the way.

To mark the occasion, Jazz Views interviews tenor saxophonists Tommy Smith and Paul Dunmall, and Matthew Bradley and Chris Baber re-visit the classic albums,  A Love Supreme and Ascension.

There is also a wealth of album reviews of Trane's greatest recordings along with new releases dedicated to a quiet man who made an enormous impact on the musical development of the 20th Century.
INTERVIEWS
TOMMY SMITH - Traneing For Life
PAUL DUNMALL - In The Spirit Of Coltrane
ARTICLES
JOHN  COLTRANE - The Elusive Mr. Coltrane:
​A Retrospective
JOHN COLTRANE - A Love Supreme: An Appreciation
JOHN COLTRANE - Ascension: An Appreciation
MILES & JOHN COLTRANE - A Dynamic Relationship
ALBUM REVIEWS
JOHN COLTRANE - Trane 90
JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET - Coltrane Live  At Birdland
JOHN COLTRANE & THELONIOUS MONK -
​Complete Studio Master Takes 
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​JOHN COLTRANE - Trane: The Atlantic Collection
JOHN COLTRANE - Giant Steps/Bags & Trane/Olé Coltrane/Coltrane Plays The Blues/The Avant-Garde
JOHN COLTRANE - The Atlantic Years-In Mono
JOHN COLTRANE - Lush Life 
JOHN COLTRANE - Golden Disk
JOHN COLTRANE - Offering: Live At Temple University
Click here for more on John Coltrane.
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ECM celebrates 50 years of music production with the Touchstones series of re-issues