Chasing Trane is a must-watch documentary despite the clumsy beginning and the exclusion of Coltrane’s brilliant stretch playing with Eric Dolphy (their European live recordings are some of my all-time favorite pieces of music). The insight into Trane the human is illuminating, and there are some great interviewees and recollections (some of the best being via John Densmore, of all people). The coverage of his last tour (in Japan) is particularly moving, showing him to have been a real humanist with artistic goals that are truly inspiring, whether or not you believe in a higher power.
