He was 85... saw him in 1971, with Billy Higgins... 't-was in Padua, Italy: what a concert... a younger me was blown away by the free-form energy coming from his horn...
I still have his autograph inside a disc...
He - who invented free-jazz - is now free forever, now.
R.I.P. Ornette... your iconic yellow plastic sax will shine forever, as well.
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Hip!