John Coltrane at 100
Jamie Cullum celebrates the great saxophonist John Coltrane, in the week he would've turned 100 - with archive interview clips and a live tribute from the BBC Proms.
Jamie Cullum celebrates the great saxophonist John Coltrane, in the week he would've turned 100.
Born September 23rd 1926 in North Carolina, Coltrane became one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time in his 40 short years on the planet.
From his early recordings, to influential stints playing with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, to overcoming personal troubles and focusing on spirituality in his music - Jamie touches on the life and work of Trane. He's helped by archive interview clips and a live performance from this Summer's 'Round Midnight Prom at the Bristol Beacon, where Deny Baptiste and Gary Crosby performed Coltrane's iconic A Love Supreme.
Produced by Folded Wing for BBC Radio 2.
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John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
- My Favorite Things.
- Atlantic Records.
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Billy Valentine
Beer Drinking Baby
- Brit Jazz & Blues: The Mercury Years (or original 78rpm single).
- Mercury Records.
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Miles Davis Quintet
Trane's Blues
- Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.
- Prestige Records.
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John Coltrane
Blue Train
- Blue Train.
- Blue Note Records.
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John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
My One and Only Love
- John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.
- Impulse! Records.
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John Coltrane
Crescent
- Crescent.
- Impulse! Records.
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The Branford Marsalis Quartet & Dianne Reeves
They Say It's Wonderful
- Eternal.
- Marsalis Music / Rounder Records.
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Denys Baptiste & Gary Crosby Quartet
A Love Supreme (Part 1) (Live at BBC Proms 2026)
- BBC Proms 2026: 'Round Midnight (Live in Bristol).
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John Coltrane
Giant Steps
- Giant Steps.
- Atlantic Records.
Broadcast
- Tuesday21:00BBC Radio 2
