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Ornette Coleman : Free Jazz |
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Genre: Jazz |
Dates: 1960 |
Not the first "free" musical experiment, but certainly the most famous. Coleman didn't use a print of a Pollack painting on the jacket capriciously; he was aiming to replicate Pollack's method. Eight of the greatest modern players in jazz—one quartet on the right stereo channel, one on the left—improvise without a net (save for a brief unison passage prewritten by Coleman and repeated at intervals by the group) for thirty-eight uninterrupted minutes, and while it's more of a soloist showcase than full-group spontaneous creation, what solos they are! The leader shines, as one would expect, but the highlights are Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet excursion, the soon-to-be-late Scott LaFaro's groundbreaking bass assault, and the closing duel between drummers Ed Blackwell and Billy Higgins. This edition features a fascinating 17-minute "first take."
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Playlist: 1. Free Jazz |
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