First solo performance, Ornette Coleman's funeral service at Riverside Church. June 27

Pharoah Sanders Invocation: Ornette's Funeral

At 86, a year older than his sole peer, whose corporal and physical presence were both present for this performance.
iPhone "voice memo"+noise reduction=best i could do.

Cecil Taylor, solo improvisation, Riverside Church, June 27

"SAIL," composed for and performed at Ornette Coleman's funeral by Henry Threadgill (contralto flute) and Jason Moran (piano). Riverside Church, June 27, 2015 

"SAIL"

Ravi Coltrane and Geri Allen's duet performance of Ornette Coleman's "Peace." Riverside Church, June 27.

"Peace" Ravi Coltrane/Geri Allen

Listen to how he plays with the words "still" and "young" about two-thirds in -- hit me pretty hard.

Steve Dalachinsky, poem for Ornette Coleman

Eno's monumental work, reverse-engineered by U.K. new-music ensemble Icebreaker, on their 2012 album Apollo (Cantaloupe Music).

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