Ornette Coleman

== Info ==
Jazz musician noted as an innovator of free jazz, including "inventing" the term with the title of one of his albums. Provided a less rigid sound than bebop. Initially criticized by Miles Davis, although Davis later changed his opinion. Covered Thelonious Monk and Bobby "Blue" Bland. Worked with Grateful Dead. Performed on the soundtrack to Naked Lunch. Grammy lifetime achievement award. Honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan. Died of cardiac arrest in 2015.
== Genres ==
Jazz
Category:Jazz
Category:Sixties