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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
Sig Sigworth
Executive Producer
Colin Hatton
Production Manager

Cast

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Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
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Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
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Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
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Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
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Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
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Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
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Common
Self - Musician
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John Densmore
Self - Musician
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Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
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Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
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Benny Golson
Self - Musician
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Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
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Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
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Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
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Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
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Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
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Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
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Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
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Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
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McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
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Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
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Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
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Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
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Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
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John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)