A cool tale about second graders at P.S. 178 in Queens falling in love with John Coltrane, and raising funds to help restore the house in nearby Dix Hills [previously on mefi] where the saxophonist (and saint?) composed his spiritual masterpiece A Love Supreme [last four links go to Youtube].
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - View this thread

one giant step for mankind...
posted on Mar 20, 2005 - View this thread

johncoltrane.com. Why can't all music promo sites give you an entire album's worth of greatest hits with zilch download time?
posted on Oct 19, 2001 - View this thread

Some good music . . . and a nice flash implementation of access to it. A respite from the toil and strife of the day.
posted on Oct 18, 2001 - View this thread

Coltrane at 75: the Man and the Myths. The evolution of the view of John Coltrane as a spiritual figure. Is this a process that happens to any great musician dying at the height of their powers? (NYT link, registration required, blah, blah) Link via the AJList.
posted on Sep 23, 2001 - View this thread