Experiencing Ornette Coleman : A Listener's Companion - Michael Stephans

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Experiencing Ornette Coleman

A Listener's Companion

By: Michael Stephans

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Hardcover | 6 October 2017

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212 Pages

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23.77 x 15.77 x 2.08

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Saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ornette Coleman, along with pianist Cecil Taylor, was one of the founding forces of the Free Jazz movement which took the music world by storm in the 1950s and 60s. His brilliance as an instrumentalist at first positioned him as a polarizing figure, but eventually brought him recognition as an American original and international jazz treasure.

Jazz drummer Michael Stephans explores the personal challenges Coleman faced, the music he created from one decade to the next, and the incredibly positive attitude he maintained in the face of so much negativity throughout his life. Revealing how Coleman became an iconic, enigmatic figure not only in jazz, but in much of contemporary improvisational music, Stephans weaves together analysis of Coleman's recordings with interviews of those who knew Coleman best.

Experiencing Ornette Coleman: A Listener's Companion encourages both jazz devotees and readers with little knowledge of the music to trace the inspirational journey of this now-seminal figure from his early years through the beginnings of the new millennium. Along the way, readers will learn about the music and motivations of the free jazz movement while experiencing an utterly human story of artistic genius and expression.

Industry Reviews

Besides the massive amount of work Michael Stephans did commenting about Ornette's music, guiding the reader step by step through the mine field, there is under the surface a challenge.....that the reader/listener open their hearts and minds to the beauty, joy and honesty emanating from the man's art. Stephans' "message" goes beyond mere analysis into the spiritual realm, implying that if you allow yourself to enter Ornette's world you will be touched in ways beyond the pale. -- Dave Liebman, NEA Jazz Master
Through his love and passion for Ornette and his music, Michael Stephans has put together one of the most comprehensive, thought provoking documents of this true universal human spirit... Experiencing Ornette Coleman will benefit everyone who embraces it. Bravo, Dr. Stephans! -- Joe Lovano, saxophonist, composer, Blue Note recording artist, Grammy winner, educator

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