- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRandolph Denard Ornette Coleman
- Nickname
- The Prophet of Freedom
- Saxophonist and composer, educated at the School of Jazz in Lenox, Massachusetts. He worked in a Fort Worth carnival, and toured with groups. A leader in progressive jazz, he appeared in many concerts and made many recordings. He retired for two years to study, and then resumed his professional career in 1965. His other instruments include violin and trumpet. Joining ASCAP in 1963, his instrumental compositions include "Lonely Woman", "Sadness", "Ramblin'", and "Turnaround".
- IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!
- SpouseJayne Cortez(1954 - 1964) (divorced, 1 child)
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1989.
- The character McClintic Sphere in Thomas Pynchon's novel "V." is based on him.
- Father of musician Denardo Coleman.
- Received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007.
- I don't think there's any difference between an idea and an emotion. Music is language made up of notes and keys; written language is made up of letters which are the symbols of sounds, and they change between sounds the same way that the letters for notes can.
- I've learned that everyone has their own moveable C.
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