Ornette Coleman
- Birthday: 3/9/1930
- Deathday: 6/11/2015
- Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Fame for: Sound
- Also known as: Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman
Biography
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s.