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The Shape of Jazz to Come

by Ornette Coleman
3.96/5
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16,000 community ratings

This album's experimental and free-form approach to jazz will appeal to fans of Meshuggah's complex time signatures and avant-garde sensibilities.

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№ 408 · RYM rating 3.96/5 from 16000 votes (userscript)
Released
1959
Genre
Avant-Garde Jazz
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