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Ornette: Made in America is a 1985 American documentary film directed and edited by Shirley Clarke that studies saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman. Summary [ edit ] The film does not chronicle the life of Coleman but rather emulates his freeform style by mixing together excerpts from performances, interviews, experimental music videos and reenactments of Coleman's childhood.
Feb 21, 1986 · Ornette: Made in America: Directed by Shirley Clarke. With Ornette Coleman, John Giordano, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Prime Time. It captures Ornette's evolution over three decades.
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- Documentary, Music
- Shirley Clarke
- 1986-02-21
Ornette: Made In America captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983 as a famed performer and composer, docu...
- 2 min
- 25.5K
- Milestone Films
Apr 6, 2015 Full Review Noel Murray The Dissolve Ornette: Made In America is an unusual hybrid of straight documentary and art film. Rated: 3/5 Nov 10, 2014 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People ...
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- Documentary
- Shirley Clarke
Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1985 • United States. Starring Ornette Coleman. This freewheeling documentary captures Ornette Coleman’s evolution over three decades. Documentary footage, dramatic scenes, and some of the first music-video-style segments ever made chronicle his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an ...
Ornette: Made in America Documentarian Shirley Clarke captures Ornette Coleman's evolution over three decades. The film explores the rhythms, images and myths of America seen through the eyes of an artist's ever-expanding imagination and experience.
A film by Shirley Clarke about the life and music of jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, featuring interviews, performances and commentary. Learn about the film's history, features, rights and availability from Milestone Films website.
