Brando - Pollock - Parker

Art critic Jonathan Jones in this article in the Guardian, draws a connection between the improvisation of actor, painter and Jazz giant. Although his style of painting is so close to the spirit of Bebop, Pollock listened mostly to earlier, traditional Jazz, as attested to by the disk on the right. Ornette Coleman's 'Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation' is an amazing, powerful recording. It's a shame the cover art of the original LP which was actually a Pollock painting, was replaced on the CD with a photo of Coleman's face. This kind of thing happens on too many LP to CD transformation, by the way.

Buy Ornette Coleman's 'A Collective Improvisation'