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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman, born on March 9, 1930 and died on June 11, 2015, was an influential American jazz saxophonist and composer. Known for his revolutionary approach to jazz and contributions to the genre, Coleman is celebrated as one of the pioneers of free jazz. His musical career spanned over five decades, profoundly impacting the development of jazz music. more

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“There was this big skiffle craze happening for a while in England.... Everybody was in a skiffle group..All you needed was an acoustic Guitar, a washboard with thimbles for percussion, and a tea-chest- you know, the ones they used to ship tea from India- and you just put a broom handle on it and a bit of string, and you had a bass..you only needed two chords; Jing-jinga-jing jing-jinga-jing jing-jinga-jing jing-jinga-jing. And I think that's basically where i've always been at. I'm just a skiffler, you know. Now I do posh skiffle, that's all it is.”