Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

Born: March 9, 1930
Died: June 11, 2015
in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s.

Movies for Ornette Coleman...

Ornette Coleman
Title: Ornette Coleman
Character: Themself
Released: July 9, 2018
Type: Movie
"Saxophonist, artist and Whitehot Magazine publisher Noah Becker visited music legend Ornette Coleman at his music studio in New York City. The following film is the result of that interaction."
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Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Title: Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Character: Sax
Released: August 5, 2014
Type: Movie
A journey in sound through the unusual life and career of jazz legend Charles Lloyd. Lloyd's own voice, and those who worked with him over the last five decades help us discover and better understand this enigmatic man and his spiritual pursuit through music.
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Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes
Title: Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes uses his 80th birthday concert to look into the man and his music.
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An Introduction to Harmolodics
Title: An Introduction to Harmolodics
Released: December 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Ornette Coleman is always asked, “what is Harmolodics?” Harmolodics is the term he coined to describe his music and his philosophy of life. He decided to do a short film about Harmolodics. A few artists were in enlisted, including Lou Reed, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono and dancer Wunmi Olaiya. The film only went out to journalists as part of the Tone Dialing press kit. It was released publicly in honor of the occasion of Ornette’s 90th birthday March 9, 2020.
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Ornette Coleman and Prime Time & Pat Metheny: Live in Montreal
Title: Ornette Coleman and Prime Time & Pat Metheny: Live in Montreal
Character: Self
Released: July 6, 1988
Type: Movie
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Ornette: Made in America
Title: Ornette: Made in America
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Chappaqua
Title: Chappaqua
Character: Peyote eater
Released: August 30, 1966
Type: Movie
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.
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Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
Title: Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Short experimental film