[Jazz & Song] Coleman, Ornette. (1930 - 2015). Original tinted silver-gelatin print of Ornette Coleman at University of Miami. Original red-tinted photograph of the alto saxophonist and composer, one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz. 9" x 7" (ca 23cm x 18cm), mounted on black mat board. Identified on verso in red ink: Ornette Coleman - University of Miami / photo by Dave Spitzer. Mild wear to edges; faint foxing to verso of board; image clean and distinct; Near Fine. Not signed.


David D. Spitzer is a San Francisco photographer specializing in jazz subjects; his work has been published in at least two monographs - Jazzshots (Miami: 1979) and Jazz Photographs (San Francisco: 1994).