Charlie Haden
The music this band produced was famously challenging: it was also often surprisingly beautiful.
This set is surely one of the finds of the year.
“One of the great things about improvisation is that it teaches you the importance of the moment and how to live in that moment and place importance on this life and making this life better.”
Music Remembrance: Ornette Coleman — The Gentle Iconoclast
Ornette Coleman’s music was avant-garde but, perhaps unconsciously, his notion of art as free lyrical adventure was deeply American.
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