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On this highly influential 1959 album, Ornette Coleman's unique writing style and idiosyncratic solo language forever changed the jazz landscape. On classics such as "Lonely Woman," "Congeniality," and "Focus on Sanity," Coleman used the tunes' moods and melodic contours, rather than their chords, as a basis for his improvisations. In so doing, he opened up jazz soloing immensely and ushered in new freedoms--both individually and collectively. Lest these innovations sound too dry or abstract, it must be noted that both Coleman and trumpeter Don Cherry play wi
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Manufacturer: Rhino/Wea UK
Release date: 11 July 2005
EAN: 0081227313326 UPC: 081227313326
Release date: 11 July 2005
EAN: 0081227313326 UPC: 081227313326
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