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Ornette Coleman : his life and music
- Title
- Ornette Coleman : his life and music / Peter Niklas Wilson.
- Author
- Wilson, Peter Niklas.
- Publication
- Berkeley, Calif. : Berkeley Hills Books, [1999], ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | ML419.C63 W513 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 244 pages, illustrations, music; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This is the first book about Ornette to appear in nearly a decade, and is an authoritative account of the man and his music. It gives the most complete explanation of 'harmolodics', Coleman's enigmatic musical theory. It analyzes his compositions for classical as well as jazz ensemble. A narrative discography provides information on all his authorized as well as many bootleg recordings."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Ornette Coleman. English
- Alternative Title
- Ornette Coleman.
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of: Ornette Coleman : sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Pat Metheny -- Made in America. Youth in Texas, Years of Apprenticeship in California (1930-58). Interlude 1: Coleman's Early Music and its Relation to Tradition -- The Shape of Jazz to Come. The Breakthrough in New York (1959-62). Interlude 2: Ornette Coleman - Inventor of Free Jazz? -- Silence. Coleman's Retirement from the Scene, (1963-65) -- European Echoes, Skies of America. International Recognition, Symphonic Ambitions (1965-72). Interlude 3: Joujouka and its Consequences -- Prime Time for Harmolodics. Formation and Development of a New Group Concept (1973-99). Interlude 4: Harmolodics - Entity X -- Ornette Coleman's Influence -- The Recordings of Ornette Coleman.
- ISBN
- 1893163040 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99021581
- OCLC
- 40821120
- ocm40821120
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries