Chasing Trane
Documentary
Music
The John Coltrane documentary
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.
2017-04-14
en
Cast
Director
John Scheinfeld
Denzel Washington as John Coltrane (voice)
Bill Clinton as Self - Politician
Ravi Coltrane as Self - Son
Common as Self - Musician
John Densmore as Self - Musician
Benny Golson as Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath as Self - Musician
Wynton Marsalis as Self - Musician
Sonny Rollins as Self - Musician
Carlos Santana as Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter as Self - Musician
McCoy Tyner as Self - Musician
Cornel West as Self - Philosopher
Alice Coltrane as Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
John Coltrane as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr. as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)