Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (DVD)

A documentary on saxophonist John Coltrane, exploring the passions, historical forces, and personal struggles that shaped his life and music. Coltrane never gave a television interview during his lifetime; the film draws his voice from print interviews, read by Denzel Washington. Features Ravi Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Carlos Santana, Wynton Marsalis, and Bill Clinton, alongside archival performance footage and testimony from Coltrane's family. Written and directed by John Scheinfeld, premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

DETAILS

• Condition: New
• Director: John Scheinfeld
• Narration (Coltrane's words): Denzel Washington
• Producers: John Beug, Dave Harding, Scott Pascucci, Spencer Proffer
• Distributor: Abramorama (theatrical); Universal Music Enterprises (this DVD release)
• Release year: 2016 (festival), 2017 (US theatrical/DVD)
• Runtime: 99 minutes (theatrical)
• Format: DVD
• Language: English