Known for
Sound
Credits
23
Gender
Man
Birthday
9 Mar 1930
Day of death
11 Jun 2015 (85)
Place of birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Also known as
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
Biography
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Ornette Coleman Quartet, Barcelona 1987 | Themself |
| — | Ornette Coleman & Prime Time - Live in Palalido 1980 | Themself |
| — | Ornette Coleman Group - Berlin 1971 | Themself |
| 2018 | Ornette Coleman | Themself |
| 2018 | Looking for Ornette | Themself |
| — | Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game | Self |
| 2014 | Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity | Sax |
| 2012 | Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes | Self |
| 2007 | 365 Day Project | |
| 1995 | An Introduction to Harmolodics | |
| 1988 | Ornette Coleman and Prime Time & Pat Metheny: Live in Montreal | Self |
| 1986 | Ornette: Made in America | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest |
| 1966 | Chappaqua | Peyote eater |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | All Magic Sands/Chappaqua | Original Music Composer |
| 2010 | The Sparrow and the Tigress | Music |
| 1995 | An Introduction to Harmolodics | Music |
| 1991 | Naked Lunch | Original Music Composer |
| 1986 | Ornette: Made in America | Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | Repression | Music |
| 1968 | Population Explosion | Music |
| 1966 | Who's Crazy? | Music |
| 1961 | Catalog | Music |