John Coltrane Quartet

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The John Coltrane Quartet was a seminal 1960s jazz ensemble, best known for its groundbreaking modal and avant-garde recordings that helped redefine modern jazz.

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instanceOf jazz ensemble
activePeriodEnd 1965
activePeriodStart 1960
alsoKnownAs Classic John Coltrane Quartet NERFINISHED
associatedAct Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED
John Coltrane NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
associatedMovement avant-garde jazz movement
modal jazz movement
associatedPlace New York City NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1960s
genre avant-garde jazz
jazz
modal jazz
post-bop
hasPart John Coltrane Quartet rhythm section
historicalSignificance helped redefine modern jazz
influenced free jazz
modern jazz
spiritual jazz
instrumentation double bass
drums
piano
soprano saxophone
tenor saxophone
leader John Coltrane NERFINISHED
member Elvin Jones NERFINISHED
Jimmy Garrison NERFINISHED
John Coltrane NERFINISHED
McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED
notableFeature complex rhythmic interaction
extended modal improvisation
spiritually oriented compositions
notableRecording Live at the Village Vanguard NERFINISHED
notableVenue Village Vanguard NERFINISHED
notableWork A Love Supreme NERFINISHED
Ballads NERFINISHED
Coltrane (1962 album) NERFINISHED
Crescent NERFINISHED
Impressions NERFINISHED
Live at Birdland NERFINISHED
My Favorite Things NERFINISHED
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Impulse! Records NERFINISHED
rhythmSectionMember Elvin Jones NERFINISHED
Jimmy Garrison NERFINISHED
McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED

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John Coltrane leaderOf John Coltrane Quartet
McCoy Tyner memberOf John Coltrane Quartet