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Ornette Coleman
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation. His pioneering works often abandoned the harmony-based composition, tonality, chord changes, and fixed rhythm found in earlier jazz idioms. Instead, Coleman emphasized an experimental approach to improvisation rooted in ensemble playing and blues phrasing. Thom Jurek of AllMusic called him "one of the most beloved and polarizing figures in jazz history," noting that while "now celebrated as a fearless innovator and a genius, he was initially regarded by peers and critics as rebellious, disruptive, and even a fraud." Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Coleman taught himself to play the saxophone when he was a teenager. He began his musical career playing in local R&B and bebop groups, and eventually formed his own group in Los Angeles, featuring members such as Ed Blackwell, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Lonely Woman (Mono)
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Just For You
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Peace (Mono)
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Eventually (Mono)
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Congeniality (Mono)
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Albums

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Théâtre Du Palais de Chaillot, October 1971 (Live Restauración 2022)

2022
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The Atlantic Years

2018
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Change Of The Century

2005
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Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Recordings

2022
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Lonely Woman

2016
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Free Jazz

2005
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Sing Boat Songs

2020
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Something Else!!!!: The Music Of Ornette Coleman (Original Jazz Classics Remasters)

2011
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The Shape Of Jazz To Come

2019
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This Is Our Music

2005

Singles & EPs

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Ornette Coleman Live Berliner Jazztage November 4th. 1972 (Restauración 2023)

Single • 2023
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Dancing In Your Head

EP • 1977
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Chippie

Single • 2022
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The Empty Foxhole

EP • 1966
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Tomorrow Is The Question!

Single • 2022
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Town Hall (1962)

Single • 1965
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Invisible

Single • 2022
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The Art Of The Improvisers

EP • 1970

Videos

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Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman - http://www.Chaylz.com

hottandsweaty • 81K views
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Congeniality

Jazzman 2696 • 897 views
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Ornette Coleman - The Blessing

Santoszzz • 683 views
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Ornette Coleman - Peace - http://www.Chaylz.com

hottandsweaty • 10K views
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Mary Hopkin - Those were the days (1969)

Bernardino Villa • 2.2K views
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Ornette Coleman - Invisible (Official Audio)

Contemporary Records • 1.8K views
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Eventually

Jazzman 2696 • 1.3K views
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Ornette Coleman - Chronology - http://www.Chaylz.com

hottandsweaty • 6.3K views
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Chanting / Julian Lage Transcription Tab & Sheet Music

Takaharu Yasue • 9.1K views
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Ornette Coleman - When Will The Blues Leave?

SpazioSonoro & Intrattenimento • 4.6K views

Featured on

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Jazz for the Lonely

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Swinging Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Cozy Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Essential Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

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