Not a lot. Ornette Coleman is for big kids, his music is complicated, sometimes rudely dissonant and just generally tough to get your hands around. This clip right here begins as tuneful as I've ever heard a Coleman jam sound, but have no fear, the melodiousness dissipates quickly. But, hey man, innovation isn't always easy or beautiful, sometimes its hard and its charms aren't immediately apparent. Coleman picked up a Pulitzer Prize the other day for his album Sound Grammar, so congratulations are due to one of the all time greats.
Ornette Coleman in Rome, 1974
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