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Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
- Antonia Andrews Self - Stepdaughter
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Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
- Michelle Coltrane Self - Stepdaughter
- Oran Coltrane Self - Son
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Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
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Common
Self - Musician
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John Densmore
Self - Musician
- Yasuhiro Fujioka Self - Coltrane's Collector
- Osaharu Fukushima Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
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Benny Golson
Self - Musician
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Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
- Ashley Kahn Self - Biographer
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Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
- Lewis Porter Self - Musician
- Ben Ratliff Self - Music Critic
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Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
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Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
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Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
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McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
- Kamasi Washington Self - Musician
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Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
- Reggie Workman Self - Musician
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Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
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John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)