John Coltrane
Jazz band from Hamlet, NC · formed 1926
- avant-garde jazz
- free jazz
- hard bop
- instrumental jazz
- jazz
- modal jazz
- post-bop
- saxophone

- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- None on record
About
John Coltrane is a band from Hamlet, NC, formed in 1926, tagged avant-garde jazz, free jazz, hard bop by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- John Coltrane formed in 1926 — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane is based in Hamlet — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane disbanded in 1967 — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane Trio: eponymous, saxophone — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane Quintet: eponymous, soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane Sextet: eponymous, soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
- Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band: alto saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra: alto saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet: alto saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six: alto saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra: tenor saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Miles Davis Quintet: tenor saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Elmo Hope Sextet: tenor saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- The Prestige All Stars: tenor saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Art Blakey Big Band: tenor saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1957–1962 — MusicBrainz
- John Coltrane formed in 1945 — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane plays hard bop — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane plays spiritual jazz — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane plays post-bop — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane plays modal jazz — Wikipedia
- John Coltrane has 1805052 listeners on Last.fm — John Coltrane on Last.fm
- John Coltrane has released 10 recordings between 2025 and 2026 — John Coltrane on Discogs
- John Coltrane has 40 followers on Genius — John Coltrane on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Hamlet, North Carolina, USA — John Coltrane on TheAudioDB
- Genres per Wikidata: jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, post-bop, hard bop — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: Blue Note, Atlantic Records, Impulse! — Wikidata
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
35 releases, 1957–2026From Form To Spirit
2026
Kind Of Blue / Blue Train
2026
Meditations
2026
Monk / Trane "The Master Takes"
2026
Romantic Trane
2026
The Final Tour: Live In Copenhagen, March 24, 1960
2026
The Best of John Coltrane
2026
Essential
2026
The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview Of The Mythic Recordings
2026
Wrensilva Presents: Blue Note Selections Volume 1
2025
Coltrane Plays the Blues
1962 · Album
Dig It!
1962 · Album
Standard Coltrane
1962 · Album
Bags & Trane
1961 · Album
Coltrane Jazz
1961 · Album
High Pressure
1961 · Album
Lush Life
1961 · Album
My Favorite Things
1961 · Album
Olé Coltrane
1961 · Album
Settin’ the Pace
1961 · Album
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
1961 · Album
Giant Steps
1960 · Album
Soul Junction
1960 · Album
Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette
1959 · Album
The Cats
1959 · Album
The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane
1959 · Album
Blue Train
1958 · Album
John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio
1958 · Album
Soultrane
1958 · Album
Wheelin’ & Dealin’
1958 · Album
Coltrane
1957 · Album
Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
1957 · Album
Mal/2
1957 · Album
Mating Call
1957 · Album
Tenor Conclave
1957 · Album
Lineup
- John Coltrane Trio · eponymous, saxophone
- John Coltrane Quintet · eponymous, soprano saxophone
- John Coltrane Sextet · eponymous, soprano saxophone
Former
- Dexter Culbertson's U.S. Navy Band · alto saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra · alto saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet · alto saxophone
- Gay Crosse & The Good Humor Six · alto saxophone
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra · tenor saxophone
- Miles Davis Quintet · tenor saxophone
- Elmo Hope Sextet · tenor saxophone
- The Prestige All Stars · tenor saxophone
- Art Blakey Big Band · tenor saxophone
- The Red Garland Quintet · tenor saxophone
- Thelonious Monk Septet · tenor saxophone
- Thelonious Monk Quartet · tenor saxophone
- Miles Davis Sextet · tenor saxophone
- George Russell Orchestra · tenor saxophone
- Cecil Taylor Quintet · tenor saxophone
- John Coltrane Quartet · eponymous, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Airplay
Photos, art and posters







Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| John Coltrane on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| John Coltrane on Discogs | Artist facts |
| John Coltrane on Genius | Artist facts |
| John Coltrane on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.