submitted on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo Similar media
Ornette Coleman's theory of harmolodics set a standard for improvised music that is unrivaled. Coleman closed the synaptic gap between the conception and implementation of the musical idea so that spawning the music became a conjugation of the harmonic relationships that live within it.
The ESP-Disk re-release of Ornette Coleman Town Hall, 1962 brings the music so close to the experience that the performers seem to be just yards away. The sad fact remains that this is only part of the night's worth of music; the whereabouts of the rest is regrettably unknown...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Lyn Horton
