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John Coltrane   Four Tenors

John Coltrane Four Tenors

IMDB:

6.5
John Coltrane   Four Tenors

Released

10/9/2002

Duration

1h 43m

Genre

Music

Country

United States

Cast

John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins

Overview

Four giants of the tenor saxophone -- including the legendary John Coltrane -- are featured in this collection of rare performances recorded in the '60s. Filmed for the television series Jazz Casual, which was hosted by the great jazz writer Ralph Gleason, John Coltrane: Four Tenors features Coltrane and his group (featuring Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner) from 1963, Ben Webster (with Jimmy Witherspoon and Vince Guaraldi) from 1962, Charles Lloyd (accompanied by Keith Jarrett and Jack de Johnette) in 1968, and Sonny Rollins (joined by Jim Hall and Ben Riley) in 1962.

Cast

John Coltrane

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John Coltrane

Ben Webster

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Ben Webster

Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

Charles Lloyd

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Charles Lloyd

Keith Jarrett

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Keith Jarrett

Ron McClure

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Ron McClure

Jack DeJohnette

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Jack DeJohnette