ERC060 - John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

From his birth in 1926 until his untimely death in 1967, John William Coltrane created an immortal legacy. To say that Coltrane was influential would be an understatement as his innovative and ever-evolving style was nothing short of ground breaking.Coltrane was born into a musical family in Hamlet, North Carolina and raised in High Point. The sudden and consecutive deaths of several close family members including his father when Coltrane was only 12 years old, turned his budding hobby into something of a lifeline when music became a much needed emotional (and eventually financial) support.Playing clarinet and alto horn in a community...