Originally Posted by Inkblot:
“Did everyone rush to download some ground-breaking free jazz when Ornate Coleman died a couple of months ago?
Because he was someone who really deserved a tribute.”
I feel George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, latter day Lee Perry, Little Richard, Rick James, Miles Davis and Sun Ra are/were more ornate than Ornette was

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...but I completely agree with you.
Still, the masses are more enthusiastic about celebrity, charts and sales. If "Anyone Who Had A Heart" is to hit the charts it would be refreshing if it were be the far superior original by Dionne Warwick, who at least is still around to be able to appreciate it.