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The Shape of Jazz to Come
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Length
6 tracks, 37:53
Release Date
1 January 1959
Ornette Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz to Come, was a watershed event in the genesis of avant-garde jazz, profoundly steering its future course and throwing down a gauntlet that some still haven't come to grips with. The record shattered traditional concepts of harmony in jazz, getting rid of not only the piano player but the whole idea of concretely outlined chord changes. The pieces here follow almost no predetermined harmonic structure, which allows Coleman and partner Don Cherry an unprecedented freedom to take the melodies of their solo lines wherever the… read more
Ornette Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz to Come, was a watershed event in the genesis of avant-garde jazz, profoundly steering its f… read more
Ornette Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz to Come, was a watershed event in the genesis of avant-garde jazz, profoundly steering its future course and throwing down a gaun… read more

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1 Play track Lonely Woman
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2 Play track Eventually
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3 Play track Peace
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4 Play track Focus on Sanity
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5 Play track Congeniality (feat. Don Cherry)
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6 Play track Chronology
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Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American , , , and . He was one of the founders and major innovators of the 1960s movement and one of the most notable figures in jazz history. Coleman was born in 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas where he participated in his high school band until being dismissed for improvising during "The Washington Post" march. He began performing rhythm and blues and bebop, initially on tenor saxophone. He later switched to alto, which has remained his primary instrument. Coleman's… read more
Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American , , , and . He was one of the founders and major innovators of the 1960s … read more
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