It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. - Ornette Coleman Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time. - Ornette Coleman … [Read more...]
Archives for March 9, 2010
Ornette Coleman Is 80
Today is Ornette Coleman's 80th birthday. In my admiration for Coleman's independence, faithfulness to his vision and inspiration, I yield to no one--except my artsjournal colleague Howard Mandel, whose lengthy Jazz Beyond Jazz tribute today is replete with Coleman history and analysis and links to … [Read more...]