Norman Meehan

Norman Meehan looks at Ornette Coleman's style which has influenced many musicians in multiple genres. This programme examines his compositional techniques and discusses some of the many musicians he… Audio

Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's interest in writing for chamber groups and orchestras. This work reached an apotheosis with his orchestral tone poem The Skies of America. This programme examines that… Audio

Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's work during the 1970s and 1980s with his group Prime Time, which fused rock, rhythm and blues and jazz into an exuberant and unique style that marked a dramatic… Audio

Norman Meehan looks at Coleman's remarkable trio with Charles Moffett (drums) and David Izensen (dbass) which he led during the second half of the 1960s, as well as recording numerous film sound… Audio

Norman Meehan looks at Ornette Coleman's ground-breaking quartet and their recordings for Atlantic in the early 1960s. Audio

Norman Meehan looks at the life and music of the pioneering free jazz composer, alto saxophonist and musical philosopher, Ornette Coleman. Audio