Ornette Coleman

alto saxophone · 1930–2015 · Fort Worth

The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959), then Free Jazz (rec. 1960): jazz without a chord grid.

Styles

• Free jazz
• Harmolodic funk, Prime Time

Landmark albums

• The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959, Atlantic)

Landmark tracks

• Lonely Woman (1959)
• Free Jazz (1960)
• Dancing in Your Head (1977)
• Sleep Talk (1979)

Sources

• EN : Ornette Coleman

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