Ornette! [Bonus Track]

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Barnes & Noble - Steve Futterman
One of the memorable series of Atlantic recordings that Ornette Coleman produced in the early '60s, Ornette, recorded in 1961, both continues the free-jazz explorations that marked his earlier albums and significantly extends them. First off, the tracks are longer. Three of the four original album tracks are nine minutes or more, giving Coleman and his band plenty of room to stretch out in a manner that would soon become de rigueur for modern jazz improvisers. (A bonus CD track, “Proof Readers,” is also a little over ten minutes long.) Coleman’s extended solo on “R.P.D.D.” is a marvelous example of his ability to spin spontaneous thematic variations. The other ...
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Barnes & Noble - Steve Futterman
One of the memorable series of Atlantic recordings that Ornette Coleman produced in the early '60s, Ornette, recorded in 1961, both continues the free-jazz explorations that marked his earlier albums and significantly extends them. First off, the tracks are longer. Three of the four original album tracks are nine minutes or more, giving Coleman and his band plenty of room to stretch out in a manner that would soon become de rigueur for modern jazz improvisers. (A bonus CD track, “Proof Readers,” is also a little over ten minutes long.) Coleman’s extended solo on “R.P.D.D.” is a marvelous example of his ability to spin spontaneous thematic variations. The other significant change to affect Coleman’s music was the addition of bassist Scott LaFaro, who replaced Charlie Haden. LaFaro’s incredible virtuosity and lightning responses to the rest of the band are both a departure from Haden and a fresh approach that brings new color to the music. (LaFaro’s arco solo on “C&D” is justifiably celebrated.) “Proof Readers,” with its marvelous interactive drumming from Ed Blackwell, also adds dimension to an already superior album.
All Music Guide - Brian Olewnick
Recorded a little over a month after his groundbreaking work Free Jazz, this album found Coleman perhaps retrenching from that idea conceptually, but nonetheless plumbing his quartet music to ever greater heights of richness and creativity. Ornette! was the first time bassist Scott LaFaro recorded with Coleman, and the difference in approach between LaFaro and Charlie Haden is apparent from the opening notes of "W.R.U." There is a more direct propulsion and limberness to his playing, and he can be heard driving Coleman and Don Cherry actively and more aggressively than Haden's warm, languid phrasing. The cuts, with titles derived from the works of Sigmund Freud, are all gems and serve as wonderful launching pads for the musicians' improvisations. By this time, Coleman was very comfortable in extended pieces, and he and his partners have no trouble filling in the time, never coming close to running out of ideas. Special mention should be made of Ed Blackwell, with one of his finest performances. Ornette! is a superb release and a must for all fans of Coleman and creative improvised music in general. [Ornette! was reissued in 2004 with "Proof Readers" added as a bonus track.]
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/3/2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • UPC: 081227371425
  • Catalog Number: 73714
  • Sales rank: 59,579

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 W.R.U. (16:28)
  2. 2 T. & T. (4:38)
  3. 3 C. & D. (13:13)
  4. 4 R.P.D.D. (9:43)
  5. 5 Proof Readers (10:25)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Ornette Coleman Primary Artist, Alto Saxophone
Don Cherry Pocket Trumpet
Ed Blackwell Drums
Scott LaFaro Bass
Technical Credits
Greg Allen Reissue Design
Ornette Coleman Composer
Tom Dowd Engineer
Nesuhi Ertegun Producer
Nat Hentoff Liner Notes
Gunther Schuller Liner Notes
John Jagel Artwork
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