Film

Chasing Trane

2017 · 1h 39m · Documentary · Music

The John Coltrane documentary

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

74%

Metacritic

69

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.

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

• John ScheinfeldDirector · Writer
• Dave HardingProducer
• Scott PascucciProducer
• Spencer ProfferProducer
• John BeugProducer
• Mark PinkusExecutive Producer
• Bruce ResnikoffExecutive Producer
• Sig SigworthExecutive Producer
• Stan TaylorDirector of Photography
• Peter S. Lynch IIEditor

Trailer

Release date

April 14, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Documentary, Music

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