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Ornette Coleman: Rare Print Interview with John Litweiler, 2 of 2
Last time we read the first part of this interview of Ornette Coleman by John Litweiler, a jazz journalist based in Chicago.
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Ornette Coleman: Rare Print Interview with John Litweiler, 1 of 2
[Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) passed away a few days before I posted today’s essay.
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Ornette Coleman: A 1962 Ghostwritten Essay
Newspaper reporter Dorothy Kilgallen was a passionate and knowledgeable jazz fan.
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Gunther Schuller On Mingus and Ornette Coleman, Audio Interview With Me
(PLEASE go back to the post about Rollins and Jim Hall. I have added instructions about how you can hear those recordings in person at the New York…
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Ornette Coleman: For His Birthday, Memories from Jim Eigo (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the earliest audio interview with Ornette, from March 1960—it’s very short, but fun to hear.)
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Ornette Coleman: My Memories of Him, 2—A Day at Brandeis University, 1985
In the previous essay (see the Index), I told you about the first time I met Ornette Coleman, when I was a student at the University of Rochester in the…
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Ornette Coleman: My Memories of Him, 1—University of Rochester, 1971
I once heard Denardo, Ornette Coleman’s drummer son, say that his father made everybody feel like they were a close friend of his.
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Eric Dolphy: An Unknown 1963 Audio Interview about Ornette and more
Alan Saul hosts the most extensive site about Eric Dolphy, including listings of all of his recordings and filmed or televised appearances, many audio…
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Letter of Recommendation for Ornette Coleman to Mobilization for Youth, + Bonus
(Paying subscribers, scroll down as usual for your bonus.)
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