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Jun 20, 2024 · Explore the life and music of Ornette Coleman, the original free jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Discover his influential albums from different contexts and styles, from his classic quartet to his electric Prime Time.
Jun 13, 2024 · Jazz - Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz, Exploration: Whereas most of these postwar musicians worked out their individual styles through personal explorations within the central modern tradition, the arrival of saxophonist Ornette Coleman and trumpeter Donald Cherry constituted an even more radical break from the recent past.
5 days ago · Ornette Coleman holds a singular place in jazz history. The seeds of change had been sown before him by Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, and their cohorts, but Coleman’s appearance at the Five Spot Café in 1959 kicked the process of rebellion into high gear.
3 days ago · A short history of…”Lonely Woman” (Ornette Coleman, 1959) by Matt Micucci. In an interview with French philosopher Jacques Derrida, saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman told the story of an encounter he had while working in a big department store before becoming a musician.
5 days ago · Saxophonist/composer Ornette Coleman is, in the eyes and ears of many, the celebrated pioneer of free jazz par excellence. “Theme from a Symphony (Variation One)” opens his 1976 album Dancing in Your Head.
3 days ago · Ornette Coleman died a year later, almost to the day. Fortunately, the concert was filmed and recorded for posterity, as was the memorial service at Riverside Church in New York City. Titled Celebrate Ornette, the results have been collected in a box set encompassing three CDs, four 128-gram vinyl records and two DVDs.
Jun 20, 2024 · Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) Ornette Coleman’s debut album for Atlantic records ‘The Shape of Jazz to Come‘ is without question one of the most important free jazz recordings of all time, and a landmark album in the history of 20th century music.
