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"Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary" quotes

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary poster
An exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.

Director: John Scheinfeld
Writer: John Scheinfeld
Production: N/A
Genre: documentary, biography, history
Year: 2016
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $406,284
Released: 14 Apr 2017
Awards: 1 nomination

42 video clips

John Coltrane (voice)John Coltrane
I dislike war period - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:36 I dislike war period John Coltrane, he could get in his spaceship - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:08 John Coltrane, he could get in his spaceship Just to say the name John Coltrane, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:28 Just to say the name John Coltrane, Coltrane's strength of character - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:12 Coltrane's strength of character We are playing in nightclubs, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:21 We are playing in nightclubs, The first time I heard Charlie Parker, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 The first time I heard Charlie Parker, Coltrane was in the Navy in 1945 to '46, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:29 Coltrane was in the Navy in 1945 to '46, When you hear that recording from when he was in the Navy, he doesn't play well. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:27 When you hear that recording from when he was in the Navy,... He quit what they call "cold turkey," - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:11 He quit what they call "cold turkey," And each night he seemed to not be as sick. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:08 And each night he seemed to not be as sick. And we thank God, you know, that he... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:23 And we thank God, you know, that he... So he cleaned up and when he cleaned up, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:09 So he cleaned up and when he cleaned up, During the year 1957, I experienced, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:22 During the year 1957, I experienced, His music just sounded different. It was like there was new blood in it. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 His music just sounded different. It was like there was new... He's pushing forward, such that he may even know - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:10 He's pushing forward, such that he may even know At the end of 1957, Coltrane came back into Miles' band. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 At the end of 1957, Coltrane came back into Miles'... Here we go. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:15 Here we go. You can't describe music with words. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:21 You can't describe music with words. His sound makes people cry, like, "Oh, damn, what are these tears? - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 His sound makes people cry, like, "Oh, damn, what are... Within a year of leaving Miles Davis for good, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:20 Within a year of leaving Miles Davis for good, So here's this Broadway... melody... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 So here's this Broadway... melody... My Favorite Things was a record that I actually played for my friends - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:29 My Favorite Things was a record that I actually played for... It's not the car, it's the driver. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:31 It's not the car, it's the driver. We thought that what we were doing, the gift came from The Almighty. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:17 We thought that what we were doing, the gift came from The... Birmingham is a symbol of hardcore resistance to integration. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:18 Birmingham is a symbol of hardcore resistance to... Growing up in the South, of course, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:17 Growing up in the South, of course, It was at night when all of a sudden - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:13 It was at night when all of a sudden A Love Supreme, is something I think - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:18 A Love Supreme, is something I think The thing about A Love Supreme, all of Trane's mysticism is in it. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:23 The thing about A Love Supreme, all of Trane's... The second piece on there is the one that touches me. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:10 The second piece on there is the one that touches me. That's the one that touches me, that melody. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:19 That's the one that touches me, that melody. You know, I don't understand it. I'm open to it. I try to embrace it. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:28 You know, I don't understand it. I'm open to it. I... Coltrane thought it was cleansing and uplifting, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:07 Coltrane thought it was cleansing and uplifting, I dislike war. Period. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:08 I dislike war. Period. My name is Yasuhiro Fujioka, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:14 My name is Yasuhiro Fujioka, His passion was peace and love... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:08 His passion was peace and love... You know, the last time I talked to John on the phone... - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:15 You know, the last time I talked to John on the phone... There were indications by the end of 1966 and into '67 - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:30 There were indications by the end of 1966 and into '67 My mother did speak of John's death in this way, which... just floored me. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:28 My mother did speak of John's death in this way,... I was at the funeral. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:25 I was at the funeral. He had fingers that went kinda strange, - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:22 He had fingers that went kinda strange, John was my best friend. - Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 00:31 John was my best friend.

Cast

John Coltrane - Denzel Washington
Self - Reggie Workman
Self - Ravi Coltrane
Self - Ashley Kahn
Self - Sonny Rollins
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