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Ornette Coleman has passed. (Original Post) WilliamPitt Jun 2015 OP
A huge loss to the world of jazz. Hotler Jun 2015 #1
John Coltrane is my personal god WilliamPitt Jun 2015 #5
John and Miles together were awesome, Hotler Jun 2015 #6
A great musician...and as time has passed, I'm more impressed by... First Speaker Jun 2015 #2
I loved Soapsuds suffragette Jun 2015 #3
RIP Ornette Coleman... GReedDiamond Jun 2015 #4
 

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)
5. John Coltrane is my personal god
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:00 AM
Jun 2015

...and Miles Davis sits at his right hand.

Ornette Coleman was an apostle.

Hotler

(11,494 posts)
6. John and Miles together were awesome,
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:43 AM
Jun 2015

Kind of Blues is one of my favorite albums.
have a good day Sir.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
2. A great musician...and as time has passed, I'm more impressed by...
Thu Jun 11, 2015, 10:53 PM
Jun 2015

...the continuities he shares with more "traditional" jazz artists, especially as a blues player, rather than his supposed "avant-gardism"...

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