John Coltrane   Four Tenors

John Coltrane Four Tenors

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 9, 2002

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Music

User Score

65%

Original Title

John Coltrane Four Tenors

Director

Robert N. Zagone

Description

Four giants of the tenor saxophone -- including the legendary John Coltrane -- are featured in this collection of rare performances recorded in the '60s. Filmed for the television series Jazz Casual, which was hosted by the great jazz writer Ralph Gleason, John Coltrane: Four Tenors features Coltrane and his group (featuring Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner) from 1963, Ben Webster (with Jimmy Witherspoon and Vince Guaraldi) from 1962, Charles Lloyd (accompanied by Keith Jarrett and Jack de Johnette) in 1968, and Sonny Rollins (joined by Jim Hall and Ben Riley) in 1962.