Ornette Coleman - Ornette
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Bass – Scott LaFaro
Cover – John Jagel
Drums – Ed Blackwell
Trumpet – Don Cherry
Written by Ornette Coleman
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded on January 31, 1961 at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Recorded by Tom Dowd
Originally Released in 1962
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A
- W.R.U.
- T. & T.
Side B
- C. & D.
- R.P.D.D.
Reviews :
« 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. Coleman, by this time, 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. » AllMusic Review by Brian Olewnick
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5, Discogs :