Ornette Coleman and friends

Royal Festival Hall, LondonLong after the last note, the crowd was still in the hall. Ornette Coleman's final gig, at the Meltdown festival he curated and played at, was carried off with typically wayward flair. His 50-year career has been stuffed with controversies, breakthroughs and accolades, but the 79-year-old sax improviser and composer seemed to sense something special was happening as he moved gingerly along the front of the stage, shaking the outstretched hands of people surging toward ...

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