Ornette Coleman
Day 86
#10 – Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (b.1930). American saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist and composer. Albums include: The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959), Free Jazz (1960) and Sound Grammar (2005).
The music on ‘The Shape of Jazz to Come’ is free, exciting and expressive, following a path but constantly diverting. I started drawing while listening to his music. Drawing a circle to create an abstract ‘O’ I realised I could split it to create the ‘C’. I just needed some strong, bold colours give it some life.
1 hour
The original sketch
Listen…
to excerpts from ‘The Shape of Jazz to Come’