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~ Recording by Ornette Coleman

Annotation

Matrix: 3872
Recording Location: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA
Recording Date: 1959/10/9 (2 pm - 6 pm)

Annotation last modified on 2008-01-21 05:38 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Free6:20Ornette ColemanChange of the Century (stereo)Ornette ColemanAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)1327, SD 1327
1.2Free6:25Ornette ColemanChange of the CenturyOrnette ColemanAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 81341-2
1.2Free6:25Ornette ColemanChange of the CenturyOrnette ColemanAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-81341-2
2.3Free6:23Ornette ColemanBeauty Is a Rare ThingOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71410
2.3Free6:23Ornette ColemanBeauty Is a Rare ThingOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71410
1.2Free6:23Ornette ColemanChange of the Century (“Atlantic Masters” label)Ornette ColemanAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)8122-73608-2
1.13Free6:22Ornette ColemanJazz Festival: The SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2002
Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH)
1.15Free6:20Ornette ColemanBeauty Is a Rare Thing - The Complete Atlantic RecordingsOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2005-03-22
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.2Free6:25Ornette ColemanChange of the CenturyOrnette ColemanAlbum
Warner Jazz81227 3608-2
2.2Free6:25Ornette ColemanOriginal Album SeriesOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011-06-13
Rhino (reissue label)8122797709
1.2Free6:23Ornette ColemanChange of the Century (24bit 192kHz)Ornette ColemanAlbum
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
2.2Free6:20Ornette ColemanSix Classic AlbumsOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone (UK budget label active 2010–2015, issued mainly compilations of public domain music), Real Gone JazzRGJCD306
2.3Free6:23Ornette ColemanBeauty Is a Rare ThingOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-03-16
  • XE2015-04-24
Rhino (reissue label)0081227956196
2.2Free6:20Ornette ColemanThe Atlantic YearsOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2018-05-25
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)0081227940690
2.2Free?:??Ornette ColemanThe Atlantic Years (remaster)Ornette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-05-25
Rhino (reissue label)
1.24Free6:22Ornette ColemanJazz Collection (Original Recordings)Ornette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2020-04-17
Jazz Dog Records
1.2Free6:23Ornette ColemanChange of the CenturyOrnette ColemanAlbum
Bootleg
1.8Free6:22Ornette ColemanFreeOrnette ColemanAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.2Free6:23Ornette ColemanChange Of The CenturyOrnette ColemanAlbum
  • -2024-01-12
Rhino (reissue label), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)081227818593, RHF1 1327

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1959-10-09)
recording engineer:Bones Howe
producer:Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1959-10-09)
double bass:Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-09)
drums (drum set):Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-10-09)
pocket trumpet:Donald Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-10-09)
recording of:Free (on 1959-10-09)

Related works

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composer:Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)