Ornette Quotes

12 quotes by 9 authors

I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I… — Paul Desmond
At this time the fashion is to bring something to jazz that I reject. They speak of freedom. But one has no right, under pretext… — Thelonious Monk
Ornette Coleman wasn't sure whether he was going to continue with Charlie Haden-Charlie had some personal problems. I said "You've got to be kidding! There's… — Paul Bley
...people will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype. They want to be hip, want always to be in on the… — Miles Davis
I began to realize that some of the things Ornette Coleman had said about things being played three or fours ways, independently of each other,… — Miles Davis
I'd listened to [Ornette Coleman] all kinds of ways. I listened to him high and I listened to him cold sober. I even played with… — Roy Eldridge
Ornette Coleman is doing the only really new thing in jazz since the innovations in the mid-forties of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and those of… — John Lewis
Man, that cat [Ornette Coleman] is nuts. — Thelonious Monk
When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil Taylor song. I… — Lou Reed
The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman. — Pat Metheny
I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play. — Lou Reed
I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it… — Freddie Hubbard

Who Wrote These Ornette Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 12 Ornette Quotes as follows: