In the late 1960s and early 1970s jazz musicians combined avant-garde ideas with spirituality rooted in non-western traditions to explore the sacred ecstatic experience through music. John Coltrane and his heirs Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders led the way.

3 full songs in realaudio format, and links to other pages about John Coltrane.

Comprehensive page honors the tenor saxophonist, and features album and book reviews, art, interviews, photos, and album liner notes.

Biography, and discography with reviews.

Rashied Gabriel's essay on John Coltrane from the Austin Chronicle.

Includes a biography, photo gallery, discography, and three classic Down Beat magazine articles.

In-depth biographical sketch of Coltrane's life and work with links to further information on the artist.

Official site includes soundclips for every track in Trane's discography, and a biography.

An interview with John Fraim, author of "Spirit Catcher, the Life of John Coltrane," at Jerry Jazz Musician.

Biography of the co-founder of Free Jazz

An on-line thesis titled 'John Coltrane, Avant Garde Jazz, and the Evolution of "My Favorite Things"' with bibliography, discography and pictures.

Ashley Kahn, author of "A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album," discusses Coltrane in an exclusive intervew with Jerry Jazz Musician.

"Suite By the Sea" is a chapter excerpted from "The Story of A Love Supreme" by Ashley Kahn.

Jazz photographer Lee Tanner's images of John Coltrane, captured in Boston's Jazz Workshop in 1963.

Jerry Jazz Musician presents the A Love Supreme Interviews. McCoy Tyner, Joshua Redman, Francis Davis, Nat Hentoff, Ashley Kahn, Gary Giddins and others participate in original interviews about Coltrane and the classic 1964 recording.

Extensive official Coltrane site includes biography, photographs, licensing information, music and scholarship information.

Profile by jazz historian and critic Mike Zwerin.

Includes a biography, discography, photos, articles, links and message board.

Thesis discusses the Black American Experience through the work of iconic figures saxphonist John Coltrane and Invisible Man author Ralph Ellison.

An Article by Richard Carlson

Emmett G. Price III's essay on the spiritual content of John Coltrane's music (from the summer 1995 issue of the Berkeley McNair Journal).

The legendary saxophonist forsook lyricism for the quest for ecstasy. Article by Edward Strickland from the Atlantic Monthly.

David Wild's page about John Coltrane, including a discography based on his book "The Recordings of John Coltrane."