Pictures of
Ornette Coleman

American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer, and key figure in the 1960s free jazz movement
(1930- )



Ornette Coleman (born 1930) wrote many compositions, including "Lonely Woman," "Peace," "Turnaround," "When Will the Blues Leave?" "The Blessing," "Law Years," "What Reason Could I Give" and "I've Waited All My Life".

He won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Sound Grammar".

Ornette Coleman plays his Selmer alto saxophone during a performance at The Hague, 1994.
Photo: Geert Vandepoele.




Ornette Coleman at a concert in October 2005 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
Photo: Frank C. Müller.







Coleman performing in Toronto in 198.2
Photo: Gary Lawrence Murphy.





Author: David Paul Wagner
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Note: This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of performances of Ornette Coleman.