Apr252024

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the founders and major innovators of the 1960s free jazz movement and one of the most notable figures in jazz history. Coleman was born in 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas where he participated in his high school band until being dismissed for improvising during "The Washington Post" march. He began performing rhythm and blues and bebop, initially on tenor saxophone. Read more on Last.fm

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1Lonely Woman
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2Eventually
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3Peace
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4Congeniality
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5Focus on Sanity
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6Chronology
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7What Reason Could I Give
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8Law Years
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9Ramblin'
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10Street Woman
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