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John Coltrane (September 23, - July 17, ) was a famous jazzsaxophonist.

Early life

Born in Hamlet, North Carolina, Coltrane grew up in High Point, North Carolina and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June He was inducted into the Navy in and returned to civilian life in Coltrane worked a variety of jobs through the late forties until (still an alto saxophonist) he joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band in He stayed with Gillespie through the band's breakup in May and (now on tenor saxophone) worked with Gillespie's small group until April , when he returned to Philadelphia to go to school.

In early , Coltrane joined Earl Bostic's band.

In , after a stint with Eddie Vinson, he joined Johnny Hodges's small group (during Hodges's short sabbatical from Duke Ellington's orchestra), staying until mid

Career

Although there are recordings of Coltrane from as early as , his peers at the time didn't recognize 'genius' i