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Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA - died June 11, 2015 in New York City, New York, USA) was an American Jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. His album "[m=28578]" gave its name to a whole Jazz sub-genre. He was married to [a=Jayne Cortez] from 1954-64. Their son [a=Denardo Coleman] is a jazz drummer, and has recorded with each of his parents, beginning at the age of 10 on "[m=171309]".