Ornette Coleman

• 180 GRAM VINYL

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Great lost work from Ornette Coleman – material recorded in New York and LA during the years 1959 through 1961 – never issued at the time, but pulled together in this wonderful package at the start of the 70s! Although not recorded as an official album, the record stands easily with the best Ornette had to offer at Atlantic Records – and all tracks here have that sense of sharpness, rhythm, and timing that made the Coleman combo one of the most exciting of the time.

PERSONNEL:

• Ornette Coleman - alto & tenor sax
• Charlie Haden - bass on A1 to A3, B1 & B2
• Jimmy Garrison - bass on B3
• Scott LaFaro - bass on A4
• Don Cherry - cornet. trumpet
• Billy Higgins - drums on A1 & A2
• Ed Blackwell - drums on A3 to B3

Recorded in New York, May 22, 1959 - March, 1961

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 The Circle With A Hole In The Middle
• A2 Just For You
• A3 The Fifth Of Beethoven
• A4 The Alchemy Of Scott La Faro

• SIDE B
• B1 Moon Inhabitants
• B2 The Legend Of Bebop
• B3 Harlem's Manhattan