Thursday, June 11, 2015

In Memoriam: Ornette Coleman

Rest In Peace, free jazz saxophone legend, Ornette Coleman.  Coleman was an avant garde jazz master, and one of the most significant musicians of the 20th century.  Coleman has seven or eight very recognizable albums, in his catalog.

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To honor his legacy, here is his landmark album, "The Shape of Jazz To Come", released, in what is possibly jazz's greatest year, 1959.  


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