Ornette on Tenor is the eighth studio album by Ornette Coleman, released in 1962. Recording sessions took place on March 22 and 27, 1961, at Atlantic Studios in New York City. Read more on Last.fm.
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Ornette on Tenor is the eighth studio album by Ornette Coleman, released in 1962. Recording sessions took place on March 22 and 27, 1961, at Atlantic Studios in New York City. Read more on Last.fm.
Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the founders and major innovators of the 1960s free jazz movement and one of the most notable figures in jazz history.
Coleman was born in 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas where he participated in his high school band until being dismissed for improvising during "The Washington Post" march. He began performing rhythm and blues and bebop, initially on tenor saxophone. Read more on Last.fm
