That doesn't mean Coltrane never used drugs again. For one thing, a lot of jazz musicians differentiated between "hard drugs" and "recreational drugs" in ways a little different that most people today do. read more
The bandleader was catapulted to stardom. Over the next several years Coltrane was lauded — and, to a smaller degree, criticized — for his sound. His albums from this period included Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1963), Impressions (1963) and Live at Birdland (1964). read more