Ornette Coleman: References & Edit History
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John Litweiler, Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life (1993), is a full-length biography.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 07, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Jun 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Praemium Imperiale - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Apr 23, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Mar 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Mar 09, 2017 | ||
| In the discussion of the first recording by Coleman's quartet, changed "Something Else" to "The Shape of Jazz to Come." | Jan 04, 2016 | ||
| He died in 2015. | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jazz.com - Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Feb 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Classical Archives - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Feb 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Feb 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Jun 25, 2013 | ||
| Updated to include Coleman's receipt of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for music in 2001. | Feb 02, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Public Radio - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Sep 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Sep 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Ornette Coleman. | Sep 17, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 04, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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