The composer and saxophonist died on March 2, at the age of 89. From the 1950s to the present day, he has been one of the essential links in the history of jazz, of which he was perhaps the last adventurer.
To the point of becoming the conductor of the Messengers, before attempting a formidable adventure with the quintet of Miles Davis (1964-68), with whom he will assume the same role. It is even he who will introduce Coltrane to the trumpeter, before opening a new chapter, always at the forefront of the time, by creating the incredible group Weather…
