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Jun 11, 2015 · June 11, 2015. Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist and composer who was one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 85....
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- Ben Ratliff
Coleman died of cardiac arrest in Manhattan on June 11, 2015, aged 85. His funeral was a three-hour event with performances and speeches by several of his collaborators and contemporaries. [41]
Jun 11, 2015 · John Fordham. Thu 11 Jun 2015 11.24 EDT. Last modified on Wed 29 Nov 2017 11.30 EST. The appearance of Ornette Coleman, who has died aged 85, at the Barbican in London in 2001, with a...
Jun 11, 2015 · Alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, one of the most innovative composers and performers in jazz history, died Thursday morning in Manhattan at age 85. A representative for the musician’s family...
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- Ryan Reed
Jun 11, 2015 · Ornette Coleman, the American saxophonist and composer who liberated jazz from conventional harmony, tonality, structure and expectation, died early on Thursday of cardiac arrest in...
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Jun 11, 2015 · Coleman, whose spontaneous approach to jazz improvisation and imaginative compositions stamped him as one of the most innovative and controversial figures of the post-bebop era and brought him a...
Jun 11, 2015 · His publicist, Ken Weinstein, said the musician died on Thursday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. Coleman, along with fellow saxophonist John Coltrane, was credited with breaking down...
