Ornette Coleman

About

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.

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   Lonely Woman

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   Congeniality

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   Peace

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   Eventually

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   Focus on Sanity

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   Chronology

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   What Reason Could I Give

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   Law Years

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   Ramblin'

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