John Coltrane was a visionary tenor and soprano saxophonist whose relentless harmonic exploration transformed jazz, moving from hard bop to the spiritual intensity of his later avant-garde work. His album Impressions captures the modal mastery and meditative depth that defined his mature sound, while Ascension stands as one of the most radical collective improvisation records ever committed to tape. Few musicians have pushed the boundaries of their instrument — and the art form itself — as fearlessly as Coltrane.
