Free Jazz - 1950 - 1960
Here is an example of Free Jazz by John Coltrane
John Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 and he passed on July 17, 1967. His full birth name was John William Coltrane. He played sax and composed music. He played bebop as well as other types of jazz. Later in his life he got into free jazz. John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina but was raised in High Point, North Carolina. He went to William Penn High School. In 1938 his aunt, grandparents, and father died only a few months of each other. That left John to be raised by his mother and a close cousin. In June 1943 he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then enlisted in the Navy in 1945. He actually played in the Navy jazz band once stationed in Hawaii. In 1946 Coltrane was out of the military and began jazz theory studies with a Dennis Sandole. To start Coltrae was an altoist. But after spending time with Sandole, Coltrane began to play tenor sax. Coltrane later joined the Eddie Vinson and. On June 5, 1945 something amazing happened to John Coltrane, he watched the Bird, Charlie Parker perform. In 1960 he later recalled this moment and said, “The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes."
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As a leader he set up at least fifty sessions during his recording career. Coltrane was featured in many other albums, specifically with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. Coltrane influenced so many musicians, and is still one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history. He received many awards and recognitions. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his “masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz.”
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