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John Coltrane's Misconceptions
There were lots of misconceptions about Coltrane’s music being formless; in jazz, there are no actual rules for form in solos other then there must be a beginning, middle, and end. Coltrane’s musical solos were misinterpreted, he had one of the greatest compositional minds in jazz.

It wasn’t until Coltrane finished working with Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk that he began to experiment in sound and left behind mainstream; this is when he escaped ordinary and objective definition.

John Coltrane went to Granoff Studios in Philadelphia where he studied music; here he practiced daily perfecting his compositions and techniques on the alto saxophone. While at Granoff he was nicknamed “Tenant of the School” due to his dedication and natural ability.
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