John Coltrane

CTL-E-5083 · Person · musician · unspecified

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Saxophonist who performed with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk.

Notes

CTL-JAZZ-009 alternate identifier. Collection: African American jazz artists (CTL-JAZZ-100 dataset, 2026-10-08).

Relationships

Miles Davis — collaborated with
The Smithsonian documents John Coltrane's performance relationship with Miles Davis.
Thelonious Monk — collaborated with
The Smithsonian documents John Coltrane's performance relationship with Thelonious Monk.

Sources

Google Arts & Culture — “African Americans in Jazz” (National Postal Museum, Smithsonian)

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