what direction he wanted to go. Through it all, he never abandoned the search for ‘the mysterious sound’. In late 1966, Coltrane knew that there was something wrong with him. He didn’t feel right, and by early 1967, he stopped performing in public. He knew that his death was imminent. In May of 1967, Coltrane was taken to the hospital, suffering from extreme stomach pain. He was ordered to stay at the hospital, but left anyway. On Monday, July 17, he passed away. The cause was liver cancer. John Coltrane’s music both led the way and reflected the enormous varieties of experimentation and development of American Jazz of the 1950’s and 60’s. Today, his influence is heard in the recordings of almost every young jazz musician. A man of mysticism, whose life was dedicated to sharing his vision of music with others, Coltrane was clearly a creative genius....
