A celebration of composer/musician/philosopher Ornette Coleman, five days after what would have been his 93rd birthday. This live broadcast from Overlook Mountain will feature 20 Coleman compositions - many from his earliest albums - played by other musicians in a variety of settings, styles, tempi and dynamics, that showcase Ornette’s talents as one of jazz’s greatest melodic tunesmiths and composers. We’ll hear interpretations of Ornette’s compositions from musicians who played with him as well as from those who did not. In this second installment of Ornette Through Others’ Ears, many of the musicians are from Europe, not the U.S.

Special thanks to Max Crandall for his many recommendations for this show.

Playlist:
Rejoicing - Pierre F. Maurin Quartet
Ramblin’ - Pow Wow
Giggin’ - Miguel Zenon Quartet
The Invisible - Tiziano Tononi & the Ornettians
Tears Inside - Fred Hess with Ron Miles
Blues Connotation - Xhosa Cole
When Will The Blues Leave? - Noel Akchote
Ecars - Broken Shadows
Angel Voice - Nebbia Elstein Lamisovski Trio
Lorraine - Roberta Brighi Sextet
Jayne - Pol Omedes Trio
Face of the Bass - Kelsey Porter Duo
Beauty Is A Rare Thing - Pierre Antoine Badaroux
Mob Job - John Zorn
Peace - Charles Lloyd & the Marvels
Tomorrow is the Question - Julian Lage Trio
Humpty Dumpty - Metheny Haden Higgins
The Sphinx - Old & New Dreams (Live)
The Blessing - John Coltrane
Lonely Woman - Rob Pachol

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. Live from the shadow of Overlook Mountain in Ulster County.

Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation. While living in Brooklyn for 25 years, he served on advisory boards for Celebrate Brooklyn and Symphony Space. He also curated the Brooklyn Museum’s summer jazz series and helped found The Mingus Big Band.

Overlooked Playlist Archive