Ornette Coleman

Music Remembrance: Ornette Coleman — The Gentle Iconoclast

June 12, 2015
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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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Music Commentary: Talent Beyond Time — Music Veterans Quietly Have a Landmark Year

January 29, 2007
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Of course this Social Security Six is a fluke, not a trend. And at first, the albums seem to have nothing in common beyond persistence and determination by the leaders. And not even that.

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