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June 17, 2015 Page 13 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Jazz Great Remembered as a Visionary Ornette Coleman challenged the establishment (AP) - Whatever rules in jazz hadn’t been shattered by Charlie Parker and other bebop artists, Ornette Coleman finished off for good. Coleman, who died June 11 at age 85, brought to jazz the kind of open-ended, non-narrative ap- proach that Jackson Pollock used in painting and James Joyce in books. In the late 1950s, he orig- inated “free jazz,” challenging the bebop establishment by abandon- ing the conventional song form and liberating musicians to freely improvise off of the melody rather than the underlying chord chang- es. Coleman also broke down the barrier between leader and side- men, giving his band members freedom to solo, interact and de- velop their ideas. Though largely self-taught, Cole- man would create his own “harmo- lodic” concept of music, which also became a life philosophy. The music derived from a uniquely free interaction between the musicians, without being tethered to rigid met- ric or harmonic structure. “I want everyone to have an equal relationship to the results,” Coleman told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview. “I don’t tell them what or how to play. ... Sometimes the drum is leading, sometimes the bass is leading. ... I don’t think I’m the leader, I’m just paying the bills.” He was only the second jazz performer to win a Pulitzer Prize, cited for his 2006 album “Sound Grammar,” and was the rare jazzman voted into the elite Amer- Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. Ornette Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered a ‘free jazz’ sound that challenged the ‘bebop’ establishment, died June 11 at the age of 85. (AP photo) ican Academy of Arts and Letters. He also received a National En- dowment for the Arts Jazz Master award, and a Grammy lifetime achievement award, even though none of his recordings won a com- BOWEIVEL Classic Cuts & Lawn Care Maintenance Mowing, Edging & Trimming • Pruning, Tilling, & Gardening Clean-Up & Hauling • Leaf & Debris Removal • Composting Yard Maintenance • Bark Dusting • Power- Washing • & More! Commercial & Residential Services For free estimates call Owner James Wimbish at: 503-890-4826 “Your satisfaction is my guarantee” Boweivel@comcast.net petitive Grammy. Wynton Marsalis described Coleman as “a transformative leg- end in jazz” who was “an educator and leader for future jazz musi- cians.” Subscribe! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com Upholster y C le aning • S ofa /L oves e at • Pet St ai ns • F l o o d R estor at i ons 5 0 3 - 7 0 5 - 2 5 8 7 2 Rooms + Hall 59 $ 95 109 $ 95 Complete House We Also Do Janitorial Services Licensed • Bonded • Insured Carpet Cleaning Spot/Stain Removal • 24 Hour Flood Service Upholstery Cleaning • Area Rug Cleaning • Dry Time 2-4 Hours With Free Deoderizer Free Estimates • Available Weekends
