nprmusic:Ornette Coleman, the American saxophonist and composer who liberated jazz from convention
nprmusic: Ornette Coleman, the American saxophonist and composer who liberated jazz from conventional harmony, tonality, structure and expectation, died early on Thursday of cardiac arrest in Manhattan. He was 85. Photo: Peter Van Breukelen/gettyimages May this great man rest in peace. Thanks, Ornette, for restoring my faith in artistic craziness. -- source link