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ORNETTE COLEMAN: A Harmolodic Life
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Contents
The Adventures of Ornette Coleman | 6 |
Discography | 189 |
References | 220 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ornette Coleman: the harmolodic life |
| Author | John Litweiler |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Quartet Books, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | May 14, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0704325160, 9780704325166 |
| Length | 245 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians Jazz musicians Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz |
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