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Church of St. John Coltrane

April 22, 2000 • From San Francisco, David Wright reports on the Church of St. John Coltrane where worshippers have gathered together to celebrate the work of the late jazz musician for the past three decades. But now, soaring rents are forcing the church to vacate its historic location in the Haight.

Church of St. John Coltrane

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American jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis sits with his horn during a studio recording session, October 1959. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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'Kind of Blue'

January 24, 2000 • Reviewer Tom Moon gives a listen to the classic 1959 jazz recording Kind of Blue.