Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy of "harmolodics" is an improvisational system deeply inspired by the civil rights movement. Falling under the guise of free jazz, harmolodics can be difficult to understand, even for seasoned musicians and musicologists – yet this book offers a clear and thorough approach to these complex methods, outlining Coleman's position as the developer of a logical and historically significant system of jazz improvisation