Ornette Coleman discusses Alan Hovhaness and Miles Davis - 1991 

His music is so deep both emotionally and intellectually.

What are your very favorite tracks by Ornette? The ones you listen to most?

Shape of jazz to come. The whole record is 🔥 fantastic.

The albums science Fiction and Love Cry

TOTALLY disagree. His place in music history is fully documented now, as shown by over five hardcover biographies that have been published, articles in magazines, liner notes, comments by fellow musicians. He is practically universally respected in Jazz music.

'only classes of music, once those classes realize they're holding each other back, then the thing that we call music will become more of what it should be used for' is what i'm hearing.

Makes sense. Thanks, Stash.

@@rdrgplnz If that makes sense to you - could you explain it to me? "The thing we call music will become more of what it should be used for..." Sounds like Irwin Corey - "I feel more like I do now".

@@alainjames9556 I think he meant it more in the overall sense of what music is really for. The word music comes from the word muse which is really about providing the material and function of amusing and inspiring the listener or observing audience.

@@connshawnery6489 In my experience, people make music because they have to - because they love to - not for any purpose. For decades, people have tried to make sense out of something that Ornette says - because, as he expressed it, nobody really knows what in the world he is talking about. Here's another example: He praised his trumpet player, Don Cherry, saying that he, Cherry, "keeps his playing in his vivid image". Figure that one out...

whats that?