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Starting in the 1960s, filmmaker Shirley Clarke began a film about the life and art of Ornette Coleman. After a hiatus, the project was resumed in the 1980s, updated and released theatrically in 1985.

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Ornette: 1930 through the first half of his career
Silvie Jensen: Ornette in London (2001) (interview)