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Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills.

We asked writers, critics and musicians including Kamasi Washington, Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings to tell us how they connect with Coleman’s fearless artistry.

If you asked jazz firebrand Ornette Coleman about his music and philosophy, he probably would have referred you to an obscure music book, "The Harmolodic Theory."

It's the first of two retrospectives for the Fort Worth jazz legend.

A new, six-disc Ornette Coleman vinyl box set, 'Round Trip: Ornette Coleman On Blue Note', will be released through Blue Note Records on January 28, 2022.