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It was during her time there that she began singing in church choirs and taking piano lessons, even trying out the alto saxophone.
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At first, Coleman struggled to find his own sound on the alto saxophone, but eventually developed his own formulas of composition, breaking down traditional definitions of harmony and melody.
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The concert features an unorthodox line-up of instruments, including two double basses (one plucked, the other bowed), Colemans son Denardo on drums, and Coleman himself playing alto saxophone and trumpet.
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You've got guys playing all over the place, and then you have his alto saxophone playing these beautiful, lyrical lines over the top of this nonsense, and it all in my mind tends to make sense.
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His father was a musician with the Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra Sy Axman, who played tenor saxophone beside Glen Gray's alto.
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