Recent Links :: 12 June 2015

Ornette Coleman: The great saxophonist and jazz innovator Ornette Coleman passed away on June 11. Among those covering his death are:

• All About Jazz
• Capital Public Radio
• The Daily Beast
• Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches
• Do the Math
• The Free Jazz Collective
• The Guardian
• Jazz Beyond Jazz
• The Jazzcat
• JazzTimes
• JazzWax
• The New York Times
• The Ottawa Citizen
• Perfect Sounds
• Rolling Stone
• Steve Wallace
• uDiscover Music
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post

Ornette Coleman: The Wall Street Journal shares five clips that show Ornette Coleman's "musical versatility."

Ornette Coleman: New Jazz United shares a clip of Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden performing "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." (The song is available on the album, Soapsuds Soapsuds, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: Open Culture shares a clip of Lou Reed collaborating with Ornette Coleman.

Bud Powell: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Bud Powell Quintet playing "Frantic Fancies (Take 6)." (The song is available on the box set, The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: New Jazz United shares a clip of Sun Ra and His Arkestra playing "The Sun Man Speaks."

Sonny Rollins: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Sonny Rollins Quartet playing "You Do Something to Me." (The song is available on the album, The Bridge, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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