Filmmakers
Above the lineJS
Director
John Scheinfeld
JS
Screenplay
John Scheinfeld
Writer
ST
Cinematography
Stan Taylor
Director of Photography
PI
Editing
Peter S. Lynch II
Editor
JC
Music
John Coltrane
Cast
27DW
Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
AA
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
BC
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
MC
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
OC
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
RC
Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
C
Common
Self - Musician
JD
John Densmore
Self - Musician
YF
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
OF
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
BG
Benny Golson
Self - Musician
JH
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
AK
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
WM
Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
LP
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
BR
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
SR
Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
CS
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
WS
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
MT
McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
KW
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
CW
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
RW
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
AC
Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
JC
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
MD
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Departments
30Production
- Kathleen ErmitageAssociate Producer
- Victoria ThomasCasting Consultant
- Peter S. Lynch IICo-Producer
- Mark PinkusExecutive Producer
- Bruce ResnikoffExecutive Producer
- Sig SigworthExecutive Producer
- Dave HardingProducer
- Scott PascucciProducer
- Spencer ProfferProducer
- John BeugProducer
- Aaron BermanProduction Manager
- Colin HattonProduction Manager
- Annette Powlis-GreauxProduction Manager
Camera
- Dave HardingFirst Assistant Camera
Sound
- Paul BangSound
- Robert GhiraldiniSound
- John OhSound
- Saul RoudaSound
- Dave WendlingerSound
- Marcus PardoSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Fred SalkindGraphic Designer
- Doug LebowGraphic Designer
- David RogersGraphic Designer
Visual Effects
- Patrick MartinPhoto Retouching
- Fred SalkindVisual Effects
- Doug LebowVisual Effects
- David RogersVisual Effects
Editing
- Shane RossColorist
Crew
- Ravi ColtraneTechnical Advisor
Writing
- Kiku Lani IwataStory Manager