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By Michael Stephans

ISBN-10: 1442249625

ISBN-13: 9781442249622

Saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ornette Coleman, besides pianist Cecil Taylor, was once one of many founding forces of the loose Jazz move which took the tune global by way of hurricane within the Nineteen Fifties and 60s. His brilliance as an instrumentalist in the beginning situated him as a polarizing determine, yet finally introduced him attractiveness as an American unique and overseas jazz treasure.

Jazz drummer Michael Stephans explores the private demanding situations Coleman confronted, the tune he made out of one decade to the subsequent, and the quite optimistic perspective he maintained within the face of loads negativity all through his existence. Revealing how Coleman grew to become an iconic, enigmatic determine not just in jazz, yet in a lot of latest improvisational tune, Stephans weaves jointly research of Coleman’s recordings with interviews of these who knew Coleman best.

Experiencing Ornette Coleman: A Listener's Companion encourages either jazz devotees and readers with little wisdom of the tune to track the inspirational trip of this now-seminal determine from his early years throughout the beginnings of the recent millennium. alongside the way in which, readers will know about the track and motivations of the loose jazz circulate whereas experiencing an totally human tale of creative genius and expression.

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Get Experiencing Ornette Coleman: A Listener's Companion PDF

Saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ornette Coleman, besides pianist Cecil Taylor, was once one of many founding forces of the loose Jazz move which took the tune international through hurricane within the Nineteen Fifties and 60s. His brilliance as an instrumentalist in the beginning located him as a polarizing determine, yet ultimately introduced him attractiveness as an American unique and foreign jazz treasure.

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