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When you hear that recording from when
he was in the Navy, he doesn't play well. It's not possible to believe
it's Coltrane. [Ben Ratliff] Some people blossom
very early. For Coltrane, that was not the case. I don't think you could listen
to that and say, "Great things ahead." And just that he could go from that way
of playing to what he became, That's all you need to know about him
he was in the Navy, he doesn't play well. It's not possible to believe
it's Coltrane. [Ben Ratliff] Some people blossom
very early. For Coltrane, that was not the case. I don't think you could listen
to that and say, "Great things ahead." And just that he could go from that way
of playing to what he became, That's all you need to know about him
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When you hear that recording from when
he was in the Navy, he doesn't play well.
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It's not possible to believe
it's Coltrane.
00:00:07.798 --> 00:00:10.718
[Ben Ratliff] Some people blossom
very early.
00:00:10.843 --> 00:00:13.596
For Coltrane, that was not the case.
00:00:13.928 --> 00:00:18.809
I don't think you could listen
to that and say, "Great things ahead."
00:00:19.268 --> 00:00:23.647
And just that he could go from that way
of playing to what he became,
00:00:23.731 --> 00:00:25.649
That's all you need to know about him.
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Movie Summary
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.
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John Coltrane (voice)
