RIP Ornette Coleman

Genteel Death · 06.11.2015, 01:10 PM

One of the very finest musicians has left planet earth.

ilduclo · 06.11.2015, 02:23 PM

I got to see Prime Time 3 nights in a row. With the 2 bass players, 2 gtrs, 2 drummers and Ornette on violin & plastic alto. Met the whole band & bought drinks. They were all real nice guys. Ornette himself was kind of tiny, I had expected him to be a big guy due to the great impact he's had.

Also saw Prime Time at the Paramount in Seattle with my soon-to-be wife. she didn't care much for the "insect music", but stayed with me anyways

Screaming Skull · 06.11.2015, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

One of the very finest musicians has left planet earth.

Indeed...a sad, sad day. Rest well, my friend.

http://pitchfork.com/news/59916-orne...eman-has-died/

!@#$%! · 06.11.2015, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

One of the very finest musicians has left planet earth.

yes. fuck. lucky for us still around his work lives on.

Rob Instigator · 06.11.2015, 03:03 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/ar...-obituary.html

NY Times Obit

Genteel Death · 06.11.2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

yes. fuck. lucky for us still around his work lives on.

His music for me is still at times so hard to crack but it's been beyond rewarding when it happened. A real treasure. It's always great to be humbled by someone's brilliant body of work and have your jaws dropping.

Rob Instigator · 06.11.2015, 04:19 PM

indeed

Severian · 06.11.2015, 09:47 PM

Oh damn. Yes this is very sad indeed.

One of two jazz musicians who I felt artistically and intellectually unqualified to listen to for many years before finally digging into his iconic discography (the other was Thelonous Monk).

I still feel that claiming to understand or fully grasp Coleman's music would be hubris. He was a true pioneer of experimental music, and one of the founding fathers of the musical avante grade.

He will, of course, be missed.

A Thousand Threads · 06.12.2015, 06:47 AM

"I knew I was on to something when I found I could make mistakes."

wish i would have seen him live once.
rip

rebeccagotcursedout · 06.17.2015, 08:49 PM

oh man, RIP!! the song Virgin Beauty just destroys me. cant remember the first time I heard it. but I heard it. long ago.

his music puts a smile on my face and I sometimes laugh out loud. or something there that is deeply sad. a extreme balance of both worlds.

sometimes listening to his music is hard like staring down at a pin point, but once you're there, you're there riding a wave of vibrations. Coltrane had that period too.

nothing intellectual here. I bought Free Jazz because of Ken Burns.

guest · 06.18.2015, 09:41 AM

body meta all day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgsbgtDipHE

The Soup Nazi · 06.18.2015, 07:13 PM

The Wire's Ornette portal, featuring tributes by Robert Wyatt, Gareth Sager, Mark Cunningham and Otomo Yoshihide, among others:

http://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/artists/ornette-coleman

rebeccagotcursedout · 06.19.2015, 06:53 PM

it's been said a thousand times but it's all about Lonely Woman. basically, it's not what you hear Coleman playing but what you hear as a whole. sweet stuff.

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ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	I got to see Prime Time 3 nights in a row. With the 2 bass players, 2 gtrs, 2 drummers and Ornette on violin & plastic alto. Met the whole band & bought drinks. They were all real nice guys. Ornette himself was kind of tiny, I had expected him to be a big guy due to the great impact he's had. Also saw Prime Time at the Paramount in Seattle with my soon-to-be wife. she didn't care much for the "insect music", but stayed with me anyways
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Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,818	Oh damn. Yes this is very sad indeed. One of two jazz musicians who I felt artistically and intellectually unqualified to listen to for many years before finally digging into his iconic discography (the other was Thelonous Monk). I still feel that claiming to understand or fully grasp Coleman's music would be hubris. He was a true pioneer of experimental music, and one of the founding fathers of the musical avante grade. He will, of course, be missed.
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rebeccagotcursedout stalker Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 379	oh man, RIP!! the song Virgin Beauty just destroys me. cant remember the first time I heard it. but I heard it. long ago. his music puts a smile on my face and I sometimes laugh out loud. or something there that is deeply sad. a extreme balance of both worlds. sometimes listening to his music is hard like staring down at a pin point, but once you're there, you're there riding a wave of vibrations. Coltrane had that period too. nothing intellectual here. I bought Free Jazz because of Ken Burns.
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The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 18,370	The Wire's Ornette portal, featuring tributes by Robert Wyatt, Gareth Sager, Mark Cunningham and Otomo Yoshihide, among others: http://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/artists/ornette-coleman __________________ You either die a punk or you live long enough to see yourself become classic rock.
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rebeccagotcursedout stalker Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 379	it's been said a thousand times but it's all about Lonely Woman. basically, it's not what you hear Coleman playing but what you hear as a whole. sweet stuff.
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