Artist artifact
Ornette Coleman
Alto saxophonist who proposed harmolodic free jazz—melody and improvisation freed from fixed chord changes.
Biography
Alto saxophonist who proposed harmolodic free jazz—melody and improvisation freed from fixed chord changes.
Influence
Split jazz into before/after camps; later harmolodic ideas seeded harmolodic funk and downtown improv scenes.
Historical context
Alto saxophonist who proposed harmolodic free jazz—melody and improvisation freed from fixed chord changes. Split jazz into before/after camps; later harmolodic ideas seeded harmolodic funk and downtown improv scenes. The Shape of Jazz to Come was not marketing irony—it was a thesis title that stuck because it was accurate.
Associated instruments
- Alto Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Violin
Specimen note
The Shape of Jazz to Come was not marketing irony—it was a thesis title that stuck because it was accurate.