Chasing Trane
73 %|Apr 14, 2017|Documentary, Music
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
Featured Crew
John Scheinfeld
Director
John Scheinfeld
Writer
Dave Harding
Producer
Scott Pascucci
Producer
Spencer Proffer
Producer
Stan Taylor
Director of Photography
John Beug
Producer
Peter S. Lynch II
Editor
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Cast
Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
Common
Self - Musician
John Densmore
Self - Musician
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny Golson
Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)