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'''John Coltrane''' (1926 - 1967) was a noted [[jazz]] tenor [[saxophone]] player.

'''John Coltrane''' (1926 - 1967) was a noted [[jazz]] tenor [[saxophone]] player.

He first came to prominence playing with the first great [[Miles Davis]] quintet, during which time he helped develop [[Modal Jazz]]. His early solo works, however, extend the [[Bebop]] idiom to ever more complex extremes, culminating in the extremely difficult [[Giant Steps]], which is still considered a milestone in the development of any aspirant jazz [[musician]].

He first came to prominence playing with the first great [[Miles Davis]] quintet, during which time he helped develop [[modal jazz]]. His early solo works, however, extended the [[bebop]] idiom to ever more complex extremes, culminating in the extremely difficult composition "[[Giant Steps]]," the mastery of which which is still considered a milestone in the development of any aspirant jazz [[musician]].

In the early sixties, he persued a more modal direction, eschewing harmonic complexity for driving rhythm and pure melody - in this he was helped by drummer [[Elvin Jones]] and pianist [[McCoy Tyner]] who together with bassist [[Jimmy Garrison]] provided the pulsating backdrop for Coltrane's increasingly extreme adventures.

In the early sixties, he pursued a more modal direction, eschewing harmonic complexity for driving rhythm and pure melody - in this he was helped by drummer [[Elvin Jones]] and pianist [[McCoy Tyner]] who together with bassist [[Jimmy Garrison]] provided the pulsating backdrop for Coltrane's increasingly extreme adventures.

Coltrane's last works border on the [[Atonal music|atonal]], and are still considered extremely challenging for the listener.

Coltrane's last works border on the [[Atonal music|atonal]], and are still considered extremely challenging for the listener.