What is "coltrane"

John Coltrane (1926–1967) was a jazz saxophonist.

Coltrane may also refer to:

• Coltrane (surname)
• Coltrane (1957 album), an album by John Coltrane from Prestige
• Coltrane (1962 album), an album by John Coltrane from Impulse!
• Coltrane (The Simpsons), a fictional cat from The Simpsons

Coltrane is the debut album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1957 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7105. The recordings took place at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey, and document Coltrane's first session as a leader. It has been reissued at times under the title of First Trane.

Coltrane is a 1962 studio album by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. When reissued on CD, it featured a Coltrane composition dedicated to his hero "Big Nick" Nicholas which Coltrane would record later the same year with his Ellington collaboration Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.

Coltrane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), American jazz musician, wife of John Coltrane
• Chi Coltrane (born 1948), American rock musician
• John Coltrane (1926–1967), American jazz saxophonist
• Ravi Coltrane (born 1965), American jazz saxophonist, son of John Coltrane
• Robbie Coltrane (born 1950), Scottish actor

Fictional characters:

• Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, character on The Dukes of Hazzard