What saxophone did John Coltrane play?

Ravi Coltrane, son of jazz musicians John and Alice Coltrane, donates one of his father's three saxophones. ... That day, as legend goes, the lights were dimmed, and Coltrane's quartet soon began to play. As their sounds ... Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. read more

Trane played a Selmer SBA and then progressed to a Selmer Mark 6 (like mine!). In the early years he tried out many mouthpieces but I believe he settled on an Otto Link STM in a 6 facing resulting in a particular sound emulated by many. read more

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, is a 2016 American film directed by John Scheinfeld. Narrated by Denzel Washington, the film chronicles the life of Coltrane in his own words, and includes interviews with such admirers as Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Bill Clinton, and Cornel West. read more

John Coltrane was not only a saxophonist, but a bandleader and a composer, Hasse said, calling the musician a "creator of new sound" and a "musical revolutionary." He was a muse to Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana, and the "subject of college courses and countless poems. read more