It seems that this is the year the world is starting to catch up to Ornette Coleman. With his lifetime achievement award and critical acclaim and buzz for last year's Sound Grammar, the old revolutionary is getting his due as he turns 77. The beauty of Coleman's output is clear to anyone who simply listens. And it takes time before enough sympathetic ears catch on to such an original, harmolodic soul.Lately, my ears have renewed awe for Skies of America. It's pure Ornette at it's most ambitious, over-reaching and intoxicating state and I can't get enough of it. And it beautifully conveys the sound that makes every March 9th International Ornette Coleman Day here at HurdAudio.
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Skies of America always eluded me, much like Ornette playing violin. It always seemed like he didn't have a grasp of that instrument or orchestra to realize his vision. Put on Free Jazz, Science Fiction or Dancing in Your Head and I'm there. Ornette seems to have lost nothing as he gets older, and it was a nice nod to actually see him on the Grammies.
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