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Ornette Coleman's Challenging Sound

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Published May 30, 2007 at 7:00 AM MDT
Ornette Coleman performs at The Bell Atlanic Jazz Festival in Battery Park on lower Manhattan, New York June 1, 2000
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Ornette Coleman performs at The Bell Atlanic Jazz Festival in Battery Park on lower Manhattan, New York June 1, 2000

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