Ornette Coleman moved jazz on from bebop - striking off in a new direction, moving away from the prevailing conventions of harmony, rhythm, and melody.
Ornette Coleman at a Glance
Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) COLEMAN&sql=11:gvfpxqr5ldse~T1 allmusic Biographyis an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Coleman's timbre is easily recognized: his keening, crying sound draws heavily on blues music. His album Sound Grammar received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for music.
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Fifty years after he astonished the musical world with his initial recorded forays into free jazz, Ornette Coleman remains astounding. ...0 points
E.J.N. - ORNETTE COLEMAN
Rarely does a musician emerge who dramatically changes the way we listen to music, but such a man is Ornette Coleman. Ever since the late 1950's when...0 points
PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography ...
Ornette Coleman began playing alto saxophone at the age of 14, and developed a style predominantly influenced by Charlie Parker. His early professiona...0 points
Ornette Coleman Online Archive
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BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Ornette Coleman
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NPR : Charlie Haden on the Creation of Free Jazz
Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins and Charlie Haden, made up the Ornette Coleman Quartet. When they arrived in New York that year, they creat...0 points
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