On October 28, 2007 I saw a living jazz legend - and he delivered the goods. Ornette Coleman played for close to two hours and he ran the spectrum from the melodic to the “way out.” His band was hot too, their timing was mind blowing and you could feel that there were many improvisational parts written into the tunes. Even though I was extremely tired, I was captivated by the sounds and screaming between songs.
The Masonic Auditorium was packed with fans and my friend Ezra (who joined me for the show) and I heard people whisting and humming the tunes all over the streets and we walked back to his car.