harmolodics

In the '70s, Coleman composed a symphony, explored funk rhythms and invented a new musical approach he called harmolodics, a concept that's easier to hear than to find.

Ornette Coleman: Decades of Jazz on the Edge 2006

The second half is a truly inspired example of Coleman's self-titled use of "harmolodics" - an approach intended to inspire a harmonic freedom for the soloists in his group.

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I've called my music 'harmolodics' and it was called 'free jazz' before.

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As with Ornette Coleman's theory of harmolodics, nobody knows quite what Hassell means.

Jon Hassell Brings World Fusion To 'The Moon' 2009

Obama was a virtuoso, employing many different registers — preacherly, plainspeaking, jocular, Lincolnesque — to sound common notes, in a regular but loose-feeling progression, like a piece of Ornette Coleman harmolodics.

Obama & the Conquest of Denver Chabon, Michael 2008

He's the father of a musical language that he calls harmolodics.

Ornette Coleman on Sound Innovations 2007

When Mr. Coleman first started to analyze the way he composed, he came up with his theory of harmolodics.

Ornette Coleman 2005

Although best known for his work with harmolodics and Ornette Coleman, Blue Blood finds him returning to his Southern Roots and sensibilities and playing some hard, raw blues in a style that only he can claim.

AvaxHome RSS: wustenratte 2010

It demonstrates his difficult-to-describe musical theory of harmolodics better than any tune he's written, layering sounds-as-colors on top of each other, a conversation in texture.

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In the '70s, Coleman composed a symphony, explored funk rhythms, and invented a new musical approach he called "harmolodics."

NPR Topics: News 2010