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Coltrane Code

Bret Primack

The Coltrane Code is a space where jazz, spirituality, and personal storytelling intersect to explore how John Coltrane’s music offers lessons for living with depth, clarity, and purpose.

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Latest Issues

John Coltrane’s First Quartet Recording

John Coltrane Quartet -- Live at the Jazz Gallery, New York City, July,1960

Personnel:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Steve Davis – bass
Pete La Roca – drums

Tracklist:

1. Libe...

9 days ago
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The Ceremony That Sounded Like Chaos: John Coltrane, Rumi, and the Late Music Nobody Understood

The standard verdict on John Coltrane’s final recordings — that he abandoned structure and lost his way — assumes the music was meant to satisfy aesthetic criteria it was never designed to meet. Viewed through the lens of Sufi spiritual pra...

16 days ago
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The Coltrane Code

The Coltrane Code is a powerful phrase—mysterious, sacred, and wide open to interpretation. It sounds like something ancient yet futuristic, cryptic yet musical.

The Coltrane Code is not a secret—it’s a signal. A spiritual blueprint embedd...

24 days ago
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The Coltrane-Blume Interview

Introduction

On June 15, 1958, in the intimate setting of August Blume's Baltimore home, one of jazz history's most significant interviews took place. John Coltrane, then a member of Miles Davis's legendary quintet, sat down with music...

a month ago
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The Kofsky-Coltrane Interview

Frank Kofsky's 1966 interview with John Coltrane stands as one of the most revealing and politically charged conversations ever recorded with the jazz giant. Conducted during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and at a crucial junc...

a month ago
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    Journalist, filmmaker, and self-appointed major factotum, Bret plays a dangerous kazoo, writes sharper sentences, and believes art saves lives, aliens are real, and swing is not music but a moral position. Proceed accordingly.

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    Bret Primack has a Samurai’s Spirit and a bold, courageous heart — signs of his fearlessly creative life. An expat south of the border and a practicing Zen Buddhist, he believes the best is yet to come.

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