John William Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, on September 23, 1926. ... With the MDQ, Coltrane developed a long lasting contribution to jazz, which was the use of long extended solos and playing long notes without vibrato (which was rare ever since Louis Armstrong introduced vib! ... But one can conclude that Coltrane with his spiritual style of playing, his long masterminded extended solos, his long notes without vibrato, his extended, rapid runs up and down the range of the instrument and the incorporation of musical ideas from other cultures in his music, was a significant con...

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John Coltrane was born in born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926. John Coltrane was an only child. His father, John was a tailor who played the violin and ukulele, and his mother Alice played piano and sang in the church choir. This was a great environment to foster his love of mus...

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John Coltrane was born in born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926. John Coltrane was an only child. His father, John was a tailor who played the violin and ukulele, and his mother Alice played piano and sang in the church choir. This was a great environment to foster his love of music...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School