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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
Fort Worth, USjazz, american, others
92.5m all-time streams (16 Feb '26)
Saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman was simultaneously one of the most beloved and polarizing figures in jazz history.
Though now celebrated as a fearless innovator and a genius, he was initially regarded by peers and critics as rebellious, disruptive, and even a fraud.
Though now celebrated as a fearless innovator and a genius, he was initially regarded by peers and critics as rebellious, disruptive, and even a fraud.
