Ornette Coleman - The Atlantic Years [10LP] (LP Box Set)

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Probably the most influential avant-garde musician in the world, Ornette Coleman has been a leading force in jazz since his startling debut in the late '€™50s. Coleman'€™s emotive alto saxophone style relies on melodic improvisation unbound by chord changes. This style (and philosophy) was dubbed by Ornette "harmelodics" and reached its peak in a small combo whose virtuoso playing had the power of the blues and the multi-rhythmic sophistication of Monk, Mingus, or Coltrane.

The landmark series of albums Coleman released in the late '50s and early '€™60s still define the shape of jazz to come. This 10LP deluxe box set showcases the "free jazz" pioneer'€™s most seminal sides, featuring his entire recorded output for Atlantic Records from 1959 to 1962.

- 10LP
- 180g vinyl