roberta donnay jazz
roberta donnay jazz @robertadonnay ·
#jazz #OrnetteColeman
Melodies & Masterpieces Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection ·
Happy birthday to Ornette Coleman, born on this day in 1930! He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre. His pioneering works often abandoned the harmony-based composition, tonality, chord changes, and fixed rhythm found in earlier jazz idioms.
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Cleveland Time Records
Cleveland Time Records @CLETimeRecords ·
Alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) changed “The Shape of Jazz to Come,” pioneering the free jazz movement in the late 1950’s, removing the chords and functional harmony that bebop was based on #ornettecoleman #jazz #saxophone
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Facts of Yore
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14/21 Ornette Coleman (1930) A jazz saxophonist and composer who was a primary architect of the "Free Jazz" movement, breaking traditional rules of harmony and rhythm to prioritize emotional expression. #HBD #OrnetteColeman
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