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

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