John Coltrane Died Today…

Watch “The World According

To John Coltrane” Now

Today in history… July 17, 1967, John William Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, NY.

He was just 40 years young.

Below, watch the hour-long 1990 documentary The World According To John Coltrane, which was made in cooperation with his then widow Alice Coltrane. And feel free to list your favorite John Coltrane moments/tracks.