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Which jazz drummer released the album "The Shape of Jazz to Come" on Verve Records?

  • Max Roach

  • Art Blakey

  • Ornette Coleman

  • Buddy Rich

Answer

Ornette Coleman, a pioneering jazz saxophonist and composer, released the album "The Shape of Jazz to Come" on Verve Records in 1959. Although Coleman was primarily a saxophonist, his innovative approach to composition and improvisation had a profound impact on the development of jazz, including the work of many jazz drummers.
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