September 23, 1926 (Bingyin August 17), American saxophonist John Coltrane was born.

John Coltrane (John Coltrane, 1926 -1967 years 7, 17) is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.
, although he has been very active in 1955, but his heyday between 1955-1967, and during this period he new transformation of modern jazz, and affect the entire era musicians. Two decades, very productive, as the lead player, his total of approximately fifty albums, other lead player, but also another recorded dozens of albums. In 1967 he died of liver cancer at home.
Coltrane was one of the regarded as the most important contemporary jazz musicians, as well as a minority in the creation with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Rollins force and the talent mentioned in the same breath, they revolutionized the tenor saxophone. From broader perspectives, Coltrane is also important twentieth century, one of the musicians. His widow Alice Coltrane (Alice Coltrane)
died in January 2007, his son, Ravi Coltrane (Ravi Coltrane) is also an active jazz saxophone performers and composers. (Lssdjt.cn)
Review: leaving a lot of classical saxophone works.