Chasing Trane
14/04/2017
2h

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
Cast


Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter


Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son


Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son


Common
Self - Musician


John Densmore
Self - Musician
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)


Benny Golson
Self - Musician


Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer


Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic


Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician


Carlos Santana
Self - Musician


Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician


McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician


Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician


Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)


John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)


Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)


Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
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