John Coltranein a sentence
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In 2007, the Pulitzer Prize Board awarded John Coltrane a posthumous citation for "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz."
John Coltrane = influential U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer (1926-1967)
- "John Coltrane's A Love Supreme is in the record player," Ben said.† (source)
- He would play John Coltrane-type solos on his sax for hours and be dressed in a winter jacket and gym shorts the whole time.† (source)
- Eventually I learned a little, including the difference between Beethoven and "Roll Over Beethoven," even if I prefer the latter, and between Miles Davis and John Coltrane at their peak, but I remain a musical numskull.† (source)
- In the living room there was a high-end stereo with an impressive collection of jazz records from Tommy Dorsey to John Coltrane.† (source)
- I imagined him sitting on the steps of the pharaoh's throne, playing tenor sax—John Coltrane, perhaps—as a new age unfolded in purple light and glowing hieroglyphs popped out of his horn.† (source)
- People like Art Farmer and Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane and Lenny Bruce would stop by when they were in town.† (source)
- Deanna wanted the latest CD from Harry Connick Jr.-"He's cute," she said in explanation-and Theresa bought a jazz CD of one of John Coltrane's earlier recordings.† (source)
- At least they'd know who John Coltrane is."† (source)
- Your father came from the same town and went to the same high school as John Coltrane, but he was ahead of Coltrane in age.† (source)
- After unpacking her bags and picking up her keys and mail from Ella, she poured herself a glass of wine, went to the stereo, and popped in the John Coltrane CD she had bought.† (source)