Jazz
November, 1991
Whether or not you think of jazz as the one true faith, you have to admit it's had its share of awe-inspiring icons. A perfect example of jazz culthood was long ago conferred upon saxophonist John Coltrane, whose later music radiated a potent spiritualism. (Some devotees in California once attempted to start a religion based on his music; his widow told them to stop.) Coltrane's chaotic, fulminant solos became a rallying point for fervid proponents, as well as critics, of the free-jazz avant-gar...
