The luminaries paying tribute in John Scheinfeld’s film include Bill Clinton, Sonny Rollins, John Densmore from The Doors, Carlos Santana, Cornel West and rapper Common — with Denzel Washington voicing passages from the artist’s interviews and liner notes as occasional narration. No matter the level of fame, everyone involved seem in childlike awe of the innovative jazz saxophonist and composer, who died in 1967 at age 40. [...] while the latter film provides an entry for people who have never heard about the band — explaining the Dead to non-Deadheads — Scheinfeld rockets into the heart of fandom with tribute after tribute. The constant stream of still photos, with a recognizable actor’s voice, has a distancing effect. The movie is strongest when Coltrane enthusiasts, collaborators and family members put his music in context; a high point of the film frames Coltrane’s song “Alabama” and its relation to church bombings in 1963. Scheinfeld makes sure Coltrane’s music never stops throughout the movie, a heartbeat that also offers a timeline to the artist’s evolving talent. The musical score and narrative structure peak simultaneously, with the story behind Coltrane’s release of “A Love Supreme” in 1965. Speakers offer both direct and cryptic compliments, turning the giving of praise into a jazz-like art form in itself.
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By Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: Entertainment
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:36am
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