The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman, released in 1959 (USA), jazz.
- Artist: Ornette Coleman
- Year: 1959
- Genre: Jazz
- Country: USA
Overview
Ornette Coleman led a pianoless quartet with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, letting melodies float free of fixed chord changes. Lonely Woman became a jazz standard. Released on Atlantic, the album provoked fierce debate and helped open the free jazz era.
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