Ornette Coleman
| a.k.a. | The Ornette Coleman Quartet, The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet, The Ornette Coleman Trio |
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| Country | United States |
| Birth name | Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman |
| Born | March 9, 1930, Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Died | June 11, 2015, Manhattan, New York, United States (aged 85) |
| Occupations | Saxophonist, Violinist, Trumpeter, Composer |
| Instruments | Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Violin, Trumpet |
| Genres | Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Fusion |
| Labels | Contemporary, Atlantic Records, Blue Note Records, Columbia Records |
| Years active | 1958-2015 |
| Website | http://www.ornettecoleman.com |
Ornette Coleman Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Something Else! the Music of Ornette Coleman (1958) |  |
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Studio | 1958-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tomorrow Is the Question: the New Music of Ornette Coleman (1959) | |
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Studio | 1959 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | |
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Studio | 1959-10 | 95 | 1 | 0 | |
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Change of the Century (1960) | |
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Studio | 1960-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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This Is Our Music (1961) | |
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Studio | 1961-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Free Jazz: a Collective Improvisation (1961) | |
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Studio | 1961-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Ornette! (1962) | |
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Studio | 1962-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Ornette on Tenor (1962) | |
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Studio | 1962-12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Town Hall, 1962 (1965) | |
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Live | 1965 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Chappaqua Suite (1965) | |
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Studio | 1965 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Volume One (1966) | |
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Live | 1966-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Volume Two (1966) | |
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Live | 1966-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Empty Foxhole (1967) | |
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Studio | 1967-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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New York Is Now! (1968) | |
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Studio | 1968-12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Art of the Improvisers (1970) | |
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Studio | 1970-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Love Call (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Twins (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Science Fiction (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Skies of America (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Dancing in Your Head (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Body Meta (1978) | |
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Studio | 1978 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Of Human Feelings (1982) | |
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Studio | 1982 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Song X (1986) | |
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Studio | 1986-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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In All Languages (1987) | |
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Studio | 1987-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Virgin Beauty (1988) | |
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Studio | 1988-06-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Naked Lunch (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992-02-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Beauty Is a Rare Thing: the Complete Atlantic Recordings (1993) | |
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Boxed set | 1993-11-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Tone Dialing (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995-09-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Complete Science Fiction Sessions (2000) | |
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Compilation | 2000-05-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sound Grammar (2006) | |
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Live | 2006-09-12 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Ornette Coleman Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
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| 1 | Lonely Woman | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Peace | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 95 | 1 |
| 3 | Congeniality | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 95 | 1 |
| 4 | Eventually | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 5 | Focus on Sanity | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 6 | Chronology | The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) | 90 | 1 |
Additional notes
Married to Jayne Cortez [1954-64]
Father of Denardo Coleman
Father of Denardo Coleman