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WTF?! Wednesdays: Yoko Ono with Ornette Coleman, "AOS" (1968)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Yoko Ono with Ornette Coleman, “AOS” (1968)

She’s one of the world’s most famous avant-garde performers of all time, not so much because of her works but because of who became her soulmate. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono Ornette Coleman + Pat Metheny – ‘SongRead More

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Half Notes: Wadada Leo Smith/Ed Blackwell – The Blue Mountain’s Sun Drummer (2010)

by S. Victor Aaron From the first, lonely wails notes from Wadada Leo Smith’s trumpet on the propulsive “Uprising,” it becomes crystal clear that this is no ordinary session. Smith and classic-period Ornette Coleman drummer Ed Blackwell had a longstanding friendship, and when the two lived near each other inRead More