Ornette Coleman
#104626 Most Popular
About
Free jazz saxophonist who won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Pulitzer Prize for his album Sound Grammar in 2007.
Before Fame
He was kicked out of the school band for adding his own flair to the music.
Trivia
His timbre is recognized for its keening and crying blues sound.
Family Life
He married Jayne Cortez in 1954 and they had one child together.
Associated With
He was the sixteenth recipient of the Miles Davis Award.
