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His life and music states that he was on tour with the dizzy gillespie big band during that time. Apr 15, 20 equinox was written by the great tenor saxophonist john coltrane. Coltrane participated in his first recording sessions while enlisted in the navy from august 6, 1945, to august 11, 1946. John coltrane has 40 books on goodreads with 210 ratings. John coltranes most popular book is john coltrane saxophone solos. Pharoah sanders, and rashied ali led coltrane farther into free form work, and the jazz avant garde. John coltrane equinox sheet music notes printable jazz. Choose from john coltrane sheet music for such popular songs as my favorite things, giant steps, and naima.
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