Ornette Coleman on Nov. 14 Sunday, not Nov. 19

[Michael Eisenstadt]

We used to have all the early Ornette LP albums. To our 
ear his early stuff is as classic as Coltrane. The sidemen 
I remember from him playing at the Five Spot were Don 
Cherry on trumpet and Charlie Haden on bass. I dont 
remember the drummer which according to the Internet 
would have to have been Ed Blackwell or Billy Higgins, 
at least on the records but maybe, just maybe there was 
NO drummer in the live sets. Seems hard to believe but 
Coleman did everything differently. I gotta check on this.

I do seem to remember Coleman playing a weird white 
colored plastic saxophone. This would have been around 
1968.

As for Miles in the 1958 period, I count myself blessed
or at least very lucky to have heard him that winter at a 
black night club on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. I do
remember our table as being the only white table there
and I remember the perfectly fitted tan fawn colored 3 
piece suit he wore. He didnt look at the audience there 
either. That band  would have probably had John 
Coltrane on tenor but as I didnt know squat about jazz at 
the time, I will never know if I heard Coltrane live or not. 

As for $45, it isnt $45, its $20 which in these days 
seems pretty cheap. As the house wont be full
(who the hell knows from Ornette Coleman in Austin?)
it will be my pleasure to infiltrate from the $20 section
to the $35 or $45 sections or win a free pair from KUT.