o ordered him to stay in the hospital. Coltrane ignored the doctor and went home anyways (199).Throughout June and the first of July, Coltrane was in horrible pain. He got very little work done. He went to see Bob Thiele at Impulse Records on July 14. Even Thiele could see Coltrane was dying (199).On the morning of July 16, Coltrane was taken to Huntington Hospital. He died there on the Monday morning of July 17, 1967. He died at 4:00 a.m. which was his time during the day to meditate (199).During Coltrane’s short lifetime he played with many famous bands, overcame drug and alcohol abuse, discovered his spiritual side, and gave other aspiring musicians someone to look to. Even over 30 years after his death, John Coltrane’s music is making a comeback in the jazz world, and his spiritual rebirth will always be something to admire....
