Composed as a memorial to the four little girls killed by the racist firebombing, Coltrane developed its melody from the rhythms of a speech by MLK.
John Coltrane – Alabama (response to 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 15, 1963)
John Coltrane – Alabama (response to 16th…
John Coltrane – Alabama (response to 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 15, 1963)
Composed as a memorial to the four little girls killed by the racist firebombing, Coltrane developed its melody from the rhythms of a speech by MLK.