Canada / Sep 09, 2016 / Toronto International Film Festival
The John Coltrane documentary
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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| John Coltrane | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
| Miles Davis | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chasing Trane |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Crew Neck Productions, Meteor 17 |
| Official site | coltranefilm.com |
| Release date | 14 aprile 2017 |
| Executive producer | Mark Pinkus, Bruce Resnikoff, Sig Sigworth |
| Production | Dave Harding, Scott Pascucci, Spencer Proffer, John Beug, Peter S. Lynch II, Kathleen Ermitage |
| Writer | John Scheinfeld, Kiku Lani Iwata |
| Casting | Victoria Thomas |
| Editing | Peter S. Lynch II, Shane Ross |
| Cinematography | Stan Taylor, Dave Harding |
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| Assistant directors | John Scheinfeld |
| Camera operators | Stan Taylor, Dave Harding |
| Additional photography | Stan Taylor, Dave Harding |
| Production design | Fred Salkind, Doug Lebow, David Rogers |
| Art direction | Fred Salkind, Doug Lebow, David Rogers |
| Set decoration | Fred Salkind, Doug Lebow, David Rogers |
| Visual effects | Fred Salkind, Doug Lebow, David Rogers, Patrick Martin |
| Music | John Coltrane, Marcus Pardo, Paul Bang, Robert Ghiraldini, John Oh, Saul Rouda, Dave Wendlinger |
| Sound | John Coltrane, Marcus Pardo, Paul Bang, Robert Ghiraldini, John Oh, Saul Rouda, Dave Wendlinger |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Jun 09, 2017 / Biografilm Festival
Poland / Aug 04, 2017 / Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
Australia / Aug 10, 2017 / Melbourne International Film Festival
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South Korea / Aug 11, 2017 / Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Netherlands / Oct 14, 2017 / Mondriaan Jazz Festival
Spain / Oct 26, 2017 / Barcelona
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 14, 2017
Denmark / Jun 21, 2017
TV
United States / Nov 06, 2017
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