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Free jazz is a movement of music first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s. Each in his or her own way, free jazz musicians attempted to alter, extend, or break down the conventions of jazz, often by discarding hitherto invariable features of jazz, such as fixed chord changes or tempos. While usually considered experimental and avant-garde, it has also oppositely been conceiv… read more
Free jazz is a movement of music first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s. Each i… read more
Free jazz is a movement of music first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s. Each in his or her own way, free jazz musicians attempted to alter, extend, or… read more

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    John Coltrane

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    Ornette Coleman

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    John Zorn

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    Thelonious Monk

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    Albert Ayler

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    Zu

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    Cecil Taylor

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    Pharoah Sanders

    194,929 listeners

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1 Play track My Favorite Things John Coltrane
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2 Play track Lonely Woman Ornette Coleman
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3 Play track Giant Steps John Coltrane
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4 Play track Congeniality Ornette Coleman
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5 Play track Space Is The Place Sun Ra
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6 Play track Gazzelloni Eric Dolphy
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7 Play track Iron Man Eric Dolphy
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8 Play track Hat and Beard Eric Dolphy
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9 Play track Spirits Albert Ayler
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10 Play track The Creator Has A Master Plan Pharoah Sanders
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    The Shape of Jazz to Come

    Ornette Coleman 117,970 listeners

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  2. Image for 'A Love Supreme'

    A Love Supreme

    John Coltrane 210,834 listeners

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  3. Image for 'Out to Lunch'

    Out to Lunch

    Eric Dolphy 70,796 listeners

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  4. Image for 'Interstellar Space'

    Interstellar Space

    John Coltrane 30,007 listeners

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  5. Image for 'Naked City'

    Naked City

    John Zorn 70,113 listeners

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