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Showing posts with label Ornette Coleman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ornette Coleman. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Jazz Greats: Ornette Coleman

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015)


Jazz Saxophonist, Violinist, Trumpeter and Composer, Ornette Coleman, was a Free Jazz innovator and influential Musician that achieved a Pulitzer Prize in Music and countless other accolades during his tenure. His wide range of Compositions continues to be discussed for their significance to Jazz and also for their controversial structure in some circles. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday:  Lonely woman, Kathelin Gray, Song X, When will the blues leave, Turnaround, Free, Law years and I've waited all my life

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornette_Coleman
Background information
Birth nameRandolph Denard Ornette Coleman
BornMarch 9, 1930
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2015 (aged 85)
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde jazz, free jazz,jazz-rock, free funk
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsAlto saxophone, tenor saxophone, violin, trumpet
Years active1958–2015
LabelsAtlantic, Blue Note
Associated actsEd Blackwell, Paul Bley, Don Cherry, Greg Cohen,Denardo Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Dolphy,Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins,Scott LaFaro, Jackie McLean, Pat Metheny,Jamaaladeen Tacuma