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Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1930)

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Ornette Coleman

American jazz musician and composer (1930–2015)

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation. His pioneering works often abandoned…
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June 11

Day of the year

June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 203 days remain until the end of the year.
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