The passing of alto saxophone legend Ornette Coleman yesterday has inspired a deluge of tributes and appreciations all around the globe. Here’s a sampling of some of the many articles that have been posted.
Ornette Coleman’s Greatest Hits, by Ben Ratliff, from the New York Times
Ornette Coleman’s Revolution, from the New Yorker
Ornette Coleman Through the Decades, from the Guardian
Ornette Coleman Wrote the Future of Jazz in 1959, from the Observer
Afterword, from Pitchfork
Fellow Musicians Pay Tribute to Ornette Coleman, from Mojo
David Fricke on Ornette, from Rolling Stone
Guitarist Vernon Reid remembers Ornette, from Rolling Stone
The Night Ornette Coleman Joined the Grateful Dead, from Ultimate Classic Rock
Why was Ornette Coleman So Important? From the Los Angeles Times
Fresh Air Remembers Ornette Coleman
Coleman and Pat Metheny’s Song X Reconsidered, from Something Else Reviews
Remembering Ornette Coleman, from Atlanta Blackstar
Ornette Coleman obituary from the China Post
