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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

2016 · 99 min · Director: John Scheinfeld ★ IMDb 7.3 · 2,667 ratings

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CHASING TRANE is the definitive documentary film about an outside-the-box thinker with extraordinary talent whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world. This smart, passionate, thought-provoking and uplifting documentary is for anyone who appreciates the power of music to entertain, inspire and transform. Written and directed by critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker John Scheinfeld (The U.S. vs. John Lennon and Who Is Harry Nilsson...?) the film is produced with the full participation of the Coltrane family and the support of the record labels that collectively own the Coltrane catalog. Scheinfeld brings his strong story-telling skills to the creation of a rich, textured and compelling narrative that takes the audience to unexpected places. Set against the social, political and cultural landscape of the times, CHASING TRANE brings John Coltrane to life as a fully dimensional being, inviting the audience to engage with Coltrane the man, Coltrane the artist.

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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Empathy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Cast

RW
Reggie Workman

AA
Antonia Andrews

Self - Stepdaughter

RC
Ravi Coltrane

Bill Clinton

Self - Politician

MC
Michelle Coltrane

Self - Stepdaughter

OC
Oran Coltrane

Self - Son

Common

Self - Musician

JD
John Densmore

Self - Musician

YF
Yasuhiro Fujioka

Self - Coltrane's Collector

OF
Osaharu Fukushima

Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)

BG
Benny Golson

Self - Musician

JH
Jimmy Heath

Self - Musician

AK
Ashley Kahn

Self - Biographer

WM
Wynton Marsalis

Self - Musician

LP
Lewis Porter

Self - Musician

BR
Ben Ratliff

Self - Music Critic

SR
Sonny Rollins

Self - Musician

CS
Carlos Santana

Self - Musician

WS
Wayne Shorter

Self - Musician

MT
McCoy Tyner

Self - Musician

Details

Directed by
John Scheinfeld
Written by
John Scheinfeld
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 2,667 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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