Ornette Coleman
Birthday:
19 March 1930, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman
Saxophonist and composer, educated at the School of Jazz in Lenox, Massachusetts. He worked in a Fort Worth carnival, and toured with groups. A leader in progressive jazz, he appeared in many concerts and made many recordings. He retired for two years to study, and then resumed his professional career in 1965. His other instruments include violin a...
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Saxophonist and composer, educated at the School of Jazz in Lenox, Massachusetts. He worked in a Fort Worth carnival, and toured with groups. A leader in progressive jazz, he appeared in many concerts and made many recordings. He retired for two years to study, and then resumed his professional career in 1965. His other instruments include violin and trumpet. Joining ASCAP in 1963, his instrumental compositions include "Lonely Woman", "Sadness", "Ramblin'", and "Turnaround". Show less «
I don't think there's any difference between an idea and an emotion. Music is language made up of notes and keys; written language is made u...Show more »
I don't think there's any difference between an idea and an emotion. Music is language made up of notes and keys; written language is made up of letters which are the symbols of sounds, and they change between sounds the same way that the letters for notes can. Show less «
I've learned that everyone has their own moveable C.
I've learned that everyone has their own moveable C.
