Great moments in jazz: Ornette Coleman defines the Shape of Jazz to Come

Initially regarded as a fraud or a fool, his playing influenced half a century of jazz – and this album defines his greatness more than any otherLast summer Ornette Coleman, the then 79 year-old saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer from Forth Worth, curated the annual Meltdown Festival of mixed-genre music at London's South Bank. Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers was there to play his respects, Patti Smith was there, Baaba Maal was there, Bill Frisell turned up for a jam, and the ...

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