[audiobook] On Repetition: Writing; Performance Art by From Intellect Books in Arts-Photography

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Free Jazz; Harmolodics; and Ornette Coleman discusses Ornette Colemanrsquo;s musical philosophy of "Harmolodics;" 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 Colemanrsquo;s position as the developer of a logicalmdash;and historically significantmdash;system of jazz improvisation.Included here are detailed musical analyses of improvisations; accompanied by full transcriptions. Intimate interviews between the author and Coleman explore the deeper issues at work in Harmolodics; issues of race; class; sex; and poverty. The principle of human equality quickly emerges as a central tenet of Colemanrsquo;s life and music. Harmolodics is best understood when viewed in its essential form; both as a theory of improvisation and as an artistic expression of racial and human equality.