Rest in peace, Ornette Coleman. You were a true jazz legend, whose influence on jazz developments in the 1950s and 1960s was some of the most "out there" yet still accessible music I have ever heard. Who could ever forget the immortal "Lonely Woman?" Or "Ramblin"? The Latin flourishes of "Una Muy Bonita?" One can never forget your ambition and courage in playing the violin, an instrument you had no training it, for jazz improvisation. You will be missed.
You don't do Ornette Coleman justice in this piece. You should write more about. With John Coltrane, Ornette was a great force in modern jazz. To give such short shift, you're ignoring any jazz after 1958.
You don't do Ornette Coleman justice in this piece. You should write more about. With John Coltrane, Ornette was a great force in modern jazz. To give such short shift, you're ignoring any jazz after 1958.
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ReplyDeleteHaha, Orlando, I do mention Coleman's output of the 1960s and subsequent jazz. And I allude to his violin work.
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