100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?

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The sax star turned his back on fame to embrace free jazz.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:03 UTC.

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