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Article: Coltrane lives on
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- The Philadelphia Tribune
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- November 11, 1994
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Steve Bryant
Philadelphia Tribune, The
11-11-1994
Coltrane lives on.
By Steve Bryant
Tribune Correspodent
Even though the late, great John Coltrane is considered to be one of the greatest tenor players of modern jazz, not too many players have made the decision to carry on his artistic and musical vision. His expressionistic delivery and spiritual vision may have had a distinct influence on jazz since the 60s, but it seems the one of the few to continue the direction set by Coltrane has been his former cohort and protegee, Pharoah Sanders.
Sanders is one of the few tenor players who has been able to incorporate R&B, bop, African juju music and straight out free jazz into distinct, ...