Ornette Coleman – The Art of the Improvisers

LP, Archival, Columbia Records, 1970 / 1975 repress

Recorded 22 May 1959 – 27 March 1961

featuring Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Jimmy Garrison, Scott La Faro


Style: Free-Bop

Vibes: Kinetic, Playful, Knotted, Joyful, Energetic, Driving, Warm

Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Instrumental, Thematic, Rhythmic

Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone, Drums, Upright Bass, Pocket Trumpet, Cornet, Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone



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