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Article: Another jazz 'Trane arriving on his own terms.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2007
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Byline: Tim Blangger
Jul. 8--More than 40 years after his death in 1967, John Coltrane, the iconic jazz saxophonist, still casts an imposing shadow over jazz. Ravi Coltrane, who never met his famous father, is well aware of his namesake's exalted position in the jazz pantheon.
Because of that connection, or, perhaps, in spite of it, Ravi Coltrane has embarked on what might be one of the most difficult journeys in jazz, where seeking one's own voice remains the ultimate goal. For the past two decades, the younger Coltrane, now 42, has become a fine jazz musician, even playing the two horns favored by his famous dad, the tenor and soprano.
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