Ornette Coleman
The Sampler: Broken Politics by Neneh Cherry
Slow jams and politics coexist on Neneh Cherry's new album. Nick Bollinger listens. Audio
The Sampler: Broken Politics by Neneh Cherry
Slow jams and politics coexist on Neneh Cherry's new album. Nick Bollinger listens.
AudioDan Beban: Ornette Coleman
Upbeat experimental music contributor explores the work of recently deceased jazz great, Ornette Coleman. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 43
South Auckland institution Groovehouse Records, beats and pieces with Tokimonsta, the life and legacy of Ornette Coleman, and Kraus shreds us a mean solo. Video, Audio
Slugs Saloon
Jerry Schultz and Robert Schoenholt opened Slug's Saloon in New York's Lower East Side in 1964, providing a raw alternative to Manhattan's glitzy jazz clubs and attracting a who's who of 60s jazz… Audio
New Horizons for 27 July 2014
William Dart looks back over the career of bassist Charlie Haden, who died on 11 July. Audio
Ornette Coleman - Style and Influence
Norman Meehan looks at Ornette Coleman's style which has influenced many musicians in multiple genres. This programme examines his compositional techniques and discusses some of the many musicians he… Audio
Ornette Coleman - The Skies of America
Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's interest in writing for chamber groups and orchestras. This work reached an apotheosis with his orchestral tone poem The Skies of America. This programme examines that… Audio
Ornette Coleman - Prime Time and After
Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's work during the 1970s and 1980s with his group Prime Time, which fused rock, rhythm and blues and jazz into an exuberant and unique style that marked a dramatic… Audio
Ornette Coleman - The Trio/Into the 1970s
Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's remarkable trio with Charles Moffett (drums) and David Izensen (dbass) which he led during the second half of the 1960s, as well as recording numerous film sound… Audio
Ornette Coleman - The Quartet
Norman Meehan looks at Ornette Coleman's ground-breaking quartet and their recordings for Atlantic in the early 1960s. Audio
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
Norman Meehan looks at the life and music of the pioneering free jazz composer, alto saxophonist and musical philosopher, Ornette Coleman. Audio
