"You have got to stress the freedom of music to really branch out and be universal."
- Alice ColtraneThroughout the 1960s and beyond, Alice Coltrane, a trailblazing jazz pianist, organist, and composer, made important contributions to the music industry. She was well-known for her mystical and spiritual approach to music and for stressing the value of artistic freedom. Coltrane, who was born in 193…