Ornette Coleman Quotes


When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.


Citations

Litweiler, John. Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life. William Morrow and Company, 1992.

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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
  • Born: March 9, 1930
  • Died: June 11, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Composer

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation. His pioneering performances often abandoned the chordal and harmony-based structure found in bebop, instead emphasizing a jarring and avant-garde approach to improvisation.