Coleman, Ornette

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	An Evening With Ornette Coleman Part 2 Audiophile - Vinyl - ORGM-2083 Sealed 2018 Transparent Vinyl Record Store Day Exclusive. Pressed At Pallas In Germany On Audiophile Grade Vinyl And Limited To 2,000 Copies Worldwide. more
	An Evening With Ornette Coleman, Part 1 New Import - ORGM-2074 Sealed 2016 180gm Limited Edition, Black Friday RSD Exclusive Pressed On Clear Pink Vinyl. Mastered From The Original Analog Tapes By Bernie Grundman. Limited To 3,000 Copies Worldwide. An Evening With Ornette Coleman Part 1 Is Taken From A 1965 Concert At Fairfield Hall In Croydon, England. This Album Captures Coleman During A Transitional Period That Showcases His Experimentation With Contemporary Classical Forms. The Recordings Have Been Released In Various Forms Over The Years, Though The Last US Vinyl Pressing Is Now Over 40 Years Old. Presented As The First In A Two Part Series, This Reissue Shines A New Light On The Fantastic Recording From A World-Renowned Jazz Great. more
	Art Of Improvisation New - Vinyl - 90978 Sealed 1988 Reissue Of Atlantic SD 1572. more
	Art Of The Improvisers Used - Vinyl - SD 1572 1970 Heavy Vinyl, Laminated Cover, Stereo Original In Shrink Wrap. 1841 Broadway, New York Address On Labels. Compiled From Recordings Made 1959 To 1961. Features Contributions By Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell And Others. Glossy, Unplayed Condition. more
	At The 'Golden Circle' Stockholm, Vol. 2 Used - Vinyl - BST 84228 1965 New York Label Stereo Original With Plastilite "Ear" And Van Gelder Stamped In Dead Wax. Two Spindle Trails On Each Label, But The Glossy, Surfaces Are Unmarked. more
	At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Vol. 1 Used - Vinyl - BLP 4224 Beautiful 1965 New York Label Mono Original Still In Shrink Wrap. “Ornette Coleman's 1965 Trio With Bassist David Izenzon And Drummer Charles Moffett Is Easily The Most Underrated Of All His Bands. Coming Off The Light Of The Famed Quartet In Which Don Cherry, Eddie Blackwell, And Charlie Haden Shone, Anything Might Have Looked A Bit Dimmer, It's True. But This Band Certainly Had No Apologies To Make. Coleman Was Deep Into Creating A New Approach To Melody, Since Haden And Cherry Had Honed His Harmonic Sensibilities. Izenzon Proved To Be The Right Bassist For Coleman To Realize His Ambitions. A Stunning Arco As Well As Pizzicato Player (Check His Solo In "Dawn") Izenzon Offered Coleman The Perfect Foil. No Matter Where Coleman's Soloing Moved The Band, Izenzon Was There At Exactly The Same Time With An Uncanny Sense Of Counterpoint, And He Often Changed The Harmonic Mode By Force.” Thom Jurek, AMG. more
	At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Vol. 1 Used - Vinyl - BST 84224 1965 New York Label Stereo Original. Van Gelder In Dead Wax. Appears Unplayed. “Ornette Coleman's 1965 Trio With Bassist David Izenzon And Drummer Charles Moffett Is Easily The Most Underrated Of All His Bands. Coming Off The Light Of The Famed Quartet In Which Don Cherry, Eddie Blackwell, And Charlie Haden Shone, Anything Might Have Looked A Bit Dimmer, It's True. But This Band Certainly Had No Apologies To Make. Coleman Was Deep Into Creating A New Approach To Melody, Since Haden And Cherry Had Honed His Harmonic Sensibilities. Izenzon Proved To Be The Right Bassist For Coleman To Realize His Ambitions. A Stunning Arco As Well As Pizzicato Player (Check His Solo In "Dawn") Izenzon Offered Coleman The Perfect Foil. No Matter Where Coleman's Soloing Moved The Band, Izenzon Was There At Exactly The Same Time With An Uncanny Sense Of Counterpoint, And He Often Changed The Harmonic Mode By Force.” Thom Jurek, AMG. more
	At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Vol. 1 Used - Vinyl - BST 84224 Beautiful French Reissue With Obi. more
	At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Vol. 2 Used - Vinyl - BST 84225 Beautiful Fench Reissue With Obi. more
	Best Of Ornette Coleman Used - Vinyl - SD 1558 Beautiful 1970 White Label Promo Housed In A Laminated Jacket. Promo Sticker On Front Jacket. more
	Body Meta New - Vinyl - AH 9401 Sealed 1978 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Booklet. Small COH. Coleman, Alto Saxophone; Benr Nix, Guitar; Charlie Ellerbee, Guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bass; Shannon Jakcson, Drums. Tunes Are: "Voice Poetry," "Home Grown," "Macho Woman," "Fou Amour" And "Eureopean Echoes." Recorded In Barclay Studios, Paris. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. more
	Body Meta New - Vinyl - AH 9401 Sealed 1978 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Booklet. Coleman, Alto Saxophone; Benr Nix, Guitar; Charlie Ellerbee, Guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bass; Shannon Jakcson, Drums. Tunes Are: "Voice Poetry," "Home Grown," "Macho Woman," "Fou Amour" And "Eureopean Echoes." Recorded In Barclay Studios, Paris. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. more
	Body Meta New - Vinyl - AH 9401 Sealed 1978 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Booklet. Pristine Copy. Coleman, Alto Saxophone; Benr Nix, Guitar; Charlie Ellerbee, Guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bass; Shannon Jakcson, Drums. Tunes Are: "Voice Poetry," "Home Grown," "Macho Woman," "Fou Amour" And "Eureopean Echoes." Recorded In Barclay Studios, Paris. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. more
	Body Meta Used - Vinyl - AH 1 1978 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Booklet. Appears Unplayed. Coleman, Alto Saxophone; Benr Nix, Guitar; Charlie Ellerbee, Guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bass; Shannon Jackson, Drums. Tunes Are: "Voice Poetry," "Home Grown," "Macho Woman," "Fou Amour" And "European Echoes." Recorded In Barclay Studios, Paris. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. more
	Broken Shadows Used - Vinyl - FC 38029 1982 US original Terre Haute pressing, still in shrink. Part of the Contemporary Masters Series. Previously unreleased recordings from 1971 and 1972. Features Dewey Redman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden. more
	Broken Shadows Used - Vinyl - FC 38029 1982 US original Terre Haute pressing, still in shrink. Part of the Contemporary Masters Series. Previously unreleased recordings from 1971 and 1972. Features Dewey Redman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden. more
	Change Of The Century New - Vinyl - 1327 Sealed 1960 Mono. May Be 1st Or 2nd Label. Back Cover Has 157 West 57 Street Address. more
	Change Of The Century Used - Vinyl - 1327 Stunning 1959 Deep Groove Green Label Stereo Original, Laminated Jacket. 5 Star Avant-Garde Jazz! more
	Change Of The Century New - Vinyl - SD 1327 Factory Sealed Stereo With Embossed Gold "Stereo" Stamped Into Jacket Design. Label Variation Unknown, But Probably Not A First Pressing. more
	Chappaqua Suite New - Vinyl - SOPW 13-14 Factory Sealed Japanese 2LP Gatefold Original With Obi. Pristine Copy. more
	Crisis Used - Vinyl - AS 9187 Beautiful 1972 White Label Promo, Gatefold Cover. Features Don Cherry , Charlie Haden And Dewey Redman. more
	Crisis New - Vinyl - AS 9187 Sealed 1972 Gatefold Original, Tiny COH. Features Don Cherry, Charlie Haden And Dewey Redman. Recorded In 1969. "A Superb And Under-Recognized Recording, Crisis Is One-Third Of A Trilogy Of Extraordinary Albums -- The Others Being Broken Shadows And Science Fiction -- By Coleman's Small Groups Of The Late '60s And Early '70s. A Rendition Of The Piece "Broken Shadows" Itself, A Dirge Of Astonishing Beauty Second Only To His "Lonely Woman," Opens The Live Performance And Offers Solos Of Deep And Poignant Probity From Coleman And Tenorist Dewey Redman, Whose Earthy Growled Tones Counterbalanced The Leader's So Well For So Long. "Comme Il Faut," With Its Own Plaintive Melodic Thrust, Provides The Base Elements From Which Charlie Haden Excavates Gold, Setting The Stage For His Own Classic Composition "Song For Che," Which Is Given One Of Its Very Finest Readings. Don Cherry Is In Wonderful, Sandblasting Form Throughout, Bringing In Thematic Material From His Own Recent Investigations Into Indian And African Music, And Coleman's Son, Ornette Denardo, A Year Removed From His Controversial Debut On Ornette At 12, Has Audibly Matured Both In Technical Prowess And Comfort Level. Crisis Somehow Lacks The Reputation Of The Revolutionary Coleman Albums From Early In His Career, But On Purely Musical Grounds It Ranks Among His Most Satisfying Works." Brian Olewnick, AMG. more
	Dancing In Your Head Used - Vinyl - SP 722 1977 Gatefold Original. Two Bottom Corners Of Jacket Are Slightly "Pushed." LP Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “Following The Symphonic Explorations Of 1972's Skies Of America, Ornette Coleman Became Fascinated With The Music Of Morocco. Dancing In Your Head Is The Chaotic Result Of That Experimental Period With The Formation Of Prime Time. "Theme From A Symphony" (Variation One And Two) Is A 27-Minute Dervish Whirlwind Mixed With Funk. This Was The First Opportunity Listeners Had To Hear The Two-Guitar Assault Of Charles Ellerbee And Bern Nix. With Its Infectious Danceable Melody, Coleman Fused These Musics Together In A Unique Unpredictable Way That Had Not Previously Been Attempted. "Midnight Sunrise" Is A Field Recording With Ornette Playing In Morocco Alongside The Master Musicians Of Jajouka During A Religious Ceremony. Music Critic Robert Palmer, The First To Expose Ornette To The Music And Culture Of Morocco, Plays Clarinet. Unfortunately This Fascinating Piece Clocks In At Only 4:36, With An Alternative Take Not On The Original Album, At 3:50 Featuring Coleman And Palmer Playing In An Absolute Frenzy. Dancing In Your Head Sustained Ornette Coleman's Role Of Controversial Innovator.” Al Campbell, AMG. more
	Dancing In Your Head New - Vinyl - SP 722 Sealed 1977 Gatefold Original. more
	Dancing In Your Head Used Import - C28Y3025 1986 Japan import. "Dancing In Your Head" is a jazz-fusion album featuring the legendary saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman. The album showcases Coleman's trademark avant-garde style of jazz, with complex rhythms and soaring improvisational solos. This album is a must-have for fans of jazz-fusion and avant-garde jazz, and is a testament to the innovative and groundbreaking work of Ornette Coleman. more
	Empty Foxhole Used - Vinyl - BST 84246 Beautiful Copy Of This 1966 New York Label (Both Sides) Stereo Original Still In Shrink Wrap. Van Gelder Stamped In Dead Wax. more
	Empty Foxhole New - Vinyl - BLP 4246 Factory Sealed 1966 Mono Original. more
	Empty Foxhole New - Vinyl - BST 84246 Sealed Stereo. Label Variation Unknown, But Probably A Blue Label Early 70's Pressing. more
	Free Jazz New - Vinyl - ATL 50240 Sealed 1976 Die-Cut Jacket Gatefold Reissue Of The 1961 Landmark Album. more
	Free Jazz New - Vinyl - 1364 Sealed Mono Gatefold. Probably An Early 70's Pressing. more
	Free Jazz New - Vinyl - P 7511A New, Unplayed Japanese Stereo Pressing, Gatefold Cover With Obi. Released In The U.S. On Atlantic SD 1364. more
	Free Jazz Used - Vinyl - 1364 Beautiful 1961 Mono Original Housed In A Die-Cut Gatefold Cover. Multi-Colored White Fan Logo Label. Appears Unplayed. As Jazz's First Extended, Continuous Free Improvisation LP, Free Jazz Practically Defies Superlatives In Its Historical Importance. Ornette Coleman's Music Had Already Been Tagged "Free," But This Album Took The Term To A Whole New Level. Aside From A Predetermined Order Of Featured Soloists And Several Brief Transition Signals Cued By Coleman, The Entire Piece Was Created Spontaneously, Right On The Spot. Features Don Cherry, Eric Dolphy, Scott LaFaro, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Freddie Hubbard And Charlie Haden. more
	Free Jazz Audiophile - Vinyl - ORGM 1083 Sealed 2013 180gm 45rpm 2LP Stereo Reissue Housed In A Gatefold Jacket With Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Mastered From Original Analog Tapes By Bernie Grundman And Pressed At Pallas. "Jazz's First Extended, Continuous Free Improvisation LP... A Staggering Achievement." 5 Stars, All Music Guide. more
	Friends And Neighbors, Live At Prince Street Used - Vinyl - FDS 10123 1970 Laminated Gatefold Original. Slight Delamination On Jacket. Coleman, Alto Sax, Trumpet And Violin; Charlie Haden, Bass; Dewey Redman, Tenor Sax; Ed Blackwell, Drums Plus The Voices Of Friends And Neighbors. more
	Friends And Neighbors, Live At Prince Street New - Vinyl - FD 10123 Sealed Non-Laminated Gatefold 2nd Issue. Coleman, Alto Sax, Trumpet And Violin; Charlie Haden, Bass; Dewey Redman, Tenor Sax; Ed Blackwell, Drums Plus The Voices Of Friends And Neighbors. more
	Great London Concert Used - Vinyl - AL 1900 1975 2LP Gatefold Original With DJ Sticker On Back Jacket. Cut Corner. Appears Unplayed. Recorded In 1965 At Fairfield Hall, Croydon. more
	In All Languages New - Vinyl - CDP85008 Sealed 1987 2LP Gatefold Original. Record One Features Ornette, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden And Billy Higgins. Side Two Features His Septet, Prime Time. more
	Love Call Used - Vinyl - BST-84356 1971 Blue & White Liberty Label Stereo Original. VG/VG+ Cover & Vinyl. Cut Corner. Features Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison And Elvin Jones. more
	Love Call Used - Vinyl - BLP 4356 Circa 2010's US Scorpio reissue. Still in shrink, VG++/EX vinyl. Features Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. "Love Call is other half of the New York Is Now session, which is, in a sense, ridiculous. Blue Note issued two records when they really only had one. There were two dates, April 29 and May 7, 1968. Half the tunes from this volume and half from New York Is Now were recorded at each session. Coleman, with Dewey Redman and the rhythm section of Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison, work through Coleman's melodic conceptions and harmonic constructs on five numbers. Coleman plays alto on four tunes and trumpet on three -- better than violin. "Airborne" is the most successful thing here in that Coleman's music matches the rhythm section's energy for the only time on the session. Redman's tenor solo is one of the most bleating and emotionally intense of his career, careening across microphonics as he flats fifths and screeches through a series of arpeggios that cause Coleman to begin his solo at 60 mph at the very top of a scale, and cruise through six or seven melodic variations on its theme before bringing it back down. Meanwhile, Elvin barely breaks a sweat and Garrison creates such a taut harmonic template for Coleman and Redman, they have to stretch. The title track is perhaps Coleman's finest moment on the trumpet. He spatters his notes in such a way that across the B-flat diminished nine scalar invention, he picks up all the tonal qualities in the color palette and chromatically orders them in such a way that they set Redman up with a prime opportunity to alter the melody of the tune one note at a time. Also, the bluesy theme in "Check Out Time," with its echoes of Thelonious Monk's "Blue Monk," is a nice touch, but it should have opened or closed the album." All Music Guide – Thom Jurek more
	Love Call Used - Vinyl - BST 84356 Rare 1968 Blue & White Liberty Label Stereo Original With "Van Gelder" Machine Stamped In Dead Wax Both Sides. Features Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison And Elvin Jones. Cut Out Hole (Not Shown). Shrink Wrap Intact. LP Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Music Of Ornette Coleman New - Vinyl - LSP 2982 Sealed 1968 Stereo Original. Pristine! Features The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet And Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia Quartet. Includes "Forms And Sounds," "Saints And Soldiers" And "Space Flight." more
	Music Of Ornette Coleman Used - Vinyl - LSC 2982 Beautiful 1968 Stereo Deep Groove Original. Cut Corner. Features The Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia Quartet And Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet. more
	New York Is Now! Vol. 1 Used Import - BST 84287 1968 Blue & White Liberty Label Gatefold Stereo Original. VG Cover With Edge And Moderate Cover Wear. more
	New York Is Now! Vol. 1 Used Import - BST 84287 2016 Jazz 33 1/3 Series Gatefold In Shrink. Ornette, Alto Sax And Violin; Dewey Redman, Tenor Sax; Jimmy Garrison, Bass; Elvin Jones, Drums. more
	Of Human Feelings New - Vinyl - AN 2001 Sealed 1979 Original. Pristine Copy. “When One Thinks Of Ornette Coleman's Innovative Prime Time Band, It Is Of Crowded Ensembles Played By The Altoist/Leader, Two Guitars, Two Electric Bassists, And Two Drummers. Actually, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Who Plays Enough For Two Musicians, Is The Only Bassist On This Date, But Guitarists Charlie Ellerbee And Bern Nix, Along With Drummers Denardo Coleman And Calvin Weston, Keep The Ensembles Quite Exciting. None Of The Eight Coleman Originals (Which Includes A Tune Titled "What Is The Name Of That Song?") Would Catch On, But In This Context They Serve As A Fine Platform For Coleman's Distinctive Horn And Often Witty And Free (But Oddly Melodic) Style.” Scott Yanow, AMG. more
	Of Human Feelings Used - Vinyl - AN 2001 1979 Original In Glossy, Unplayed Condition, Cut Corner. “When One Thinks Of Ornette Coleman's Innovative Prime Time Band, It Is Of Crowded Ensembles Played By The Altoist/Leader, Two Guitars, Two Electric Bassists, And Two Drummers. Actually, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Who Plays Enough For Two Musicians, Is The Only Bassist On This Date, But Guitarists Charlie Ellerbee And Bern Nix, Along With Drummers Denardo Coleman And Calvin Weston, Keep The Ensembles Quite Exciting. None Of The Eight Coleman Originals (Which Includes A Tune Titled "What Is The Name Of That Song?") Would Catch On, But In This Context They Serve As A Fine Platform For Coleman's Distinctive Horn And Often Witty And Free (But Oddly Melodic) Style.” Scott Yanow, AMG. more
	Ornette Used - Vinyl - SD 1378 Red & Green Label Stereo Early 70's Reissue Housed In A Laminated Cover With Embossed "Stereo" On The Front. Ornette Coleman, Alto Sax; Don Cherry, Pocket Trumpet; Scott La Faro, Bass; Ed Blackwell, Drums. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Ornette New - Vinyl - 1378 Sealed, Out Of Print 180HQ Reissue. more
	Ornette Used - Vinyl - 90530 1986 Textured Cover Reissue Of SD 1378. Record Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Slight Corner Crease. Coleman, Alto Sax; Don Cherry, Pocket Trumpet; Scott La Faro, Bass; Ed Blackwell, Drums. more
	Ornette At 12 New - Vinyl - A 9178 Sealed 1969 Heavy-Duty Gatefold Stereo Original. Features Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman & Ornette Denardo. Tiny Cut Corner. Rear Cover Has A Barely Visible Crease. more
	Ornette Coleman On Tenor Used - Vinyl - 588 121 Beautiful UK Plum & Orange Label Stereo Original = SD 1394. Different Cover Art. more
	Ornette On Tenor New - Vinyl - 1394 Factory Sealed Stereo Pressing, Clean COH. The Word Stereo Is Gold Embossed On The Front Jacket. Label Variation Unknown - A Heavy Pressing - Probaly A Blue And Green Label. more
	Ornette On Tenor New - Vinyl - 1394 Sealed 1966 Stereo Pressing Of The 1962 Black Fan Logo Stereo Original (Rear Jacket Is Dated 1966, Label Variation Unknown). Crisp Corners, No Cut-Out Holes. Features Don Cherry, Jimmy Garrison And Ed Blackwell. more
	Ornette On Tenor Used - Vinyl - 1394 Beautiful 1962 Black Fan Logo Mono, Laminated Jacket Original. Crisp Corners, No Cut-Out Holes. Features Don Cherry, Jimmy Garrison And Ed Blackwell. more
	Ornette On Tenor Used - Vinyl - 1394 Beautiful 1970s Stereo Pressing Featuring The Classic Coleman / Cherry / Garrison / Blackwell Line Up. more
	Ornette On Tenor Used - Vinyl - 1394 Beautiful Red & Green Label Stereo (1841, Broadway Address) In Heavy-Duty Laminated Jacket With Embossed Stereo Stamp. Appears Unplayed. more
	Ornette On Tenor Used - Vinyl - SD 1394 1962 Blue & Green Label With Fan Logo Stereo Original Housed In A Heavy-Duty Laminated Jacket. Appears Unplayed. more
	Ornette On Tenor Used Import - P-6105A 1972 Japanese Stereo reissue with Obi & insert; Small tear on obi at back. Featuring the classic Coleman / Cherry / Garrison / Blackwell line up. "It's an understatement to say that Ornette Coleman's stint with Atlantic altered the jazz world forever, and Ornette on Tenor was the last of his six LPs (not counting outtakes compilations) for the label, wrapping up one of the most controversial and free-thinking series of recordings in jazz history. Actually, it's probably his least stunning Atlantic, not quite as revolutionary or memorable as many of its predecessors, but still far ahead of its time. Coleman hadn't played much tenor since a group of Louisiana thugs beat him and destroyed his instrument, but he hadn't lost his affection for the tenor's soulful, expressive honk and the ease with which people connected with it. That rationale might suggest a more musically accessible session, but that isn't the case. Ornette on Tenor is just as challenging and harmonically advanced as any of his previous Atlantics. In fact, it's arguably more so, since there aren't really any memorable themes to return to. That means there are fewer opportunities for Coleman and Don Cherry to interact and harmonize, which puts the focus mainly on Coleman's return to tenor playing. And, actually, it isn't tremendously different from his alto playing. There are a few traces of Coleman's early Texas gutbucket R&B days, plus a few spots where he explores a breathier tone, but for the most part his spiraling solo lines are very similar to his other Atlantic albums, and his upper-register sound is often a dead ringer for his plaintive alto cries. With Coleman ostensibly exploring new territory, it's hard not to be a little disappointed that Ornette on Tenor doesn't have the boundary-shattering impact of his previous work -- but then again, it's probably asking too much to expect a revolution every time out." All Music Guide – Steve Huey more
	Paris Concert Used - Vinyl - PA 7169-70 Rare Japanese 2LP Gatefold, No Obi. Recorded In 1971 And Featuring Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman And Ed Blackwell. more
	Paris Concert Used - Vinyl - PA 7169-70 Rare Japanese 2LP Original With Obi. Features Dewey Redman, Ed Blackwell And Charlie Haden. more
	Prime Design / Time Design Used - Vinyl - CDP85002 1985 Original In Shrink Wrap With Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. A Harmolodic Composition For Four String Instruments And Percussion In Honor Of Buckminster Fuller. Recorded Live In The Fullerian Desert Dome, Fort Worth, Texas. more
	Prime Design / Time Design Used - Vinyl - CDP 85002 Hard To Find 1985 Original. more
	Science Fiction New - Vinyl - KC 31061 Sealed And Pristine 1971 Original. Ornette Coleman's First Album For Columbia Followed A Stint On Blue Note That Found The Altoist In Something Of A Holding Pattern. Science Fiction Was His Creative Rebirth, A Stunningly Inventive And Appropriately Alien-Sounding Blast Of Manic Energy. Coleman Pulls Out All The Stops, Working With A Variety Of Different Lineups And Cramming The Record Full Of Fresh Ideas And Memorable Themes. Bassist Charlie Haden And Drummers Billy Higgins And/Or Ed Blackwell Are Absolutely Indispensable To The Overall Effect, Playing With A Frightening, Whirlwind Intensity Throughout. The Catchiest Numbers — Including Two Songs With Indian Vocalist Asha Puthli, Which Sound Like Pop Hits From An Alternate Universe — Have Spacy, Long-Toned Melodies That Are Knocked Out Of Orbit By The Rhythm Section's Churning Chaos, Which Often Creates A Totally Different Pulse. Science Fiction Is A Meeting Ground Between Coleman's Past And Future; It Combines The Fire And Edge Of His Atlantic Years With Strong Hints Of The Electrified, Globally Conscious Experiments That Were Soon To Come. And, It's Overflowing With Brilliance. Steve Huey, AMG. more
	Science Fiction New - Vinyl - ORGM-2017 Sealed 2014 Foil Numbered, Limited Edition 180gm Stereo Reissue Of Columbia KC 31061 Originally Released In 1972. This Is Number 000772. more
	Shape Of Jazz To Come New - Vinyl - P 7510A New, Unplayed Japanese Pressing With Obi. more
	Skies Of America New - Vinyl - C 31562 Sealed 1972 Original. Features The London Symphony Orchestra In His First Recorded Symphonic Work. Recommended. Pristine Copy From The Collection Of A Columbia Record Exec. more
	Skies Of America Used - Vinyl - KC 31562 1972 Original With 1A/1B Stampers. Features The London Symphony Orchestra In His First Recorded Symphonic Work. Recommended. Radio Station Timing Strip On Cover. more
	Soapsuds Soapsuds New - Vinyl - AH 9406 Sealed 1979 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Insert Booklet. Features Charlie Haden. Recorded In New York City, 1977. more
	Soapsuds Soapsuds New - Vinyl - AH 9406 Sealed 1979 Gatefold Original With 8 Page Insert Booklet, Clean COH. Features Charlie Haden. Recorded In New York City, 1977. more
	Soapsuds, Soapsuds Used - Vinyl - AH 9406 1979 Gatefold Original With The 8 Page Insert Booklet. Features Charlie Haden. Recorded In New York City, 1977. Appears Unplayed. more
	Something Else Used - Vinyl - OJC 163 Beautiful 1984 OJC Reissue Of A Classic Album. Vinyl Looks Unplayed. more
	Something Else Used - Vinyl - OJC 163 Beautiful 1984 OJC Reissue Of A Classic Album. Shrink Still Intact With Custom Hype Sticker Partially Peeled. Vinyl Looks Unplayed. more
	Something Else! Used - Vinyl - LAX 3024 Beautiful Japanese Stereo Pressing With Obi. Tiny Cut Corner. Recorded By Roy DuNann In 1958. Features Don Cherry, Walter Norris, Don Payne And Billy Higgins. Tunes Are: "Invisible," "The Blessing," "Jayne," "Chippie," "The Disguise," "Angel Voice," "Alpha," "When Will The Blues Leave" And "The Sphinx." more
	Something Else! Used - Vinyl - S 7551 1958 Black & Gold Label Deep Groove Stereo Original. Appears Unplayed. “Trademark White Plastic Alto, Don Cherry On Trumpet, Billy Higgins On Drums, Walter Norris On Piano, And Don Payne On Bass, Shook Up The Jazz World -- Particularly Those Musicians And Critics Who Had Entered The Hard Bop Era With Such Verve And Were Busy Using The Blues As A Way Of Creating Vast Solo Spaces Inside Tight And Short Melody Lines. Something Else!!!! Is Anathema To That Entire Idea, And Must Have Sounded Like It Came From Outer Space At The Time. First, Coleman's Interest Was In Pitch, Not "Being In Tune." His Use Of Pitch Could Take Him All Over -- And Outside Of -- A Composition, As It Does On "Invisible," Which Begins In D Flat. The Intervals Are Standard, But The Melodic Component Of The Tune -- Despite Its Hard Bop Tempo -- Is, For The Most Part, Free. But What Is Most Compelling Is Evident In Abundance Here And On The Next Two Tunes, "The Blessing" And "Jayne": A Revitalization Of The Blues As It Expressed Itself In Jazz. Coleman Refurbished The Blues Framework, Threaded It Through His Jazz Without Getting Rid Of Its Folk-Like, Simplistic Milieu. In Other Words, The Groove Coleman Was Getting Here Was A People's Groove That Only Confounded Intellectuals At The Time. Coleman Restored Blues To Their "Classic" Beginnings In African Music And Unhooked Their Harmonies. Whether The Key Was D Flat, A, G, Whatever, Coleman Revisited The 17- And 25-Bar Blues. There Are Normal Signatures, However, Such As "Chippie" In F And In Eight-Bar Form, And "The Disguise" Is In D, But In A Strange 13-Bar Form Where The First And The Last Change Places, Altering The Talking-Like Voice Inherent In The Melodic Line. But The Most Important Thing About Something Else! Was That, In Its Angular, Almost Totally Oppositional Way, It Swung And Still Does; Like A Finger-Poppin' Daddy On A Saturday Night, This Record Swings From The Rafters Of The Human Heart With The Most Unusually Gifted, Emotional, And Lyrical Line Since Bill Evans First Hit The Scene.” Thom Jurek, AMG. more
	Something Else! Used - Vinyl - S 7551 Beautiful Early 70's All Analogue Pressing With The Original 50s Inner Sleeve That Features A Complete Contemporary Catalog. Classic Coleman From 1958 Featuring Don Cherry, Walter Norris & Billy Higgins. Recorded By The Great Roy DuNann. more
	Something Else! The Music Of Ornette Coleman Used Import - LAX 3024 1975 Japanese Stereo reissue with Obi and insert. Beautiful vinyl, foxing across cover. Tiny Cut Corner. Recorded By Roy DuNann In 1958. Features Don Cherry, Walter Norris, Don Payne And Billy Higgins. Tunes Are: "Invisible," "The Blessing," "Jayne," "Chippie," "The Disguise," "Angel Voice," "Alpha," "When Will The Blues Leave" And "The Sphinx". "This 1958 debut recording by the Ornette Coleman Quintet, which featured Coleman on his trademark white plastic alto, Don Cherry on trumpet, Billy Higgins on drums, Walter Norris on piano, and Don Payne on bass, shook up the jazz world -- particularly those musicians and critics who had entered the hard bop era with such verve and were busy using the blues as a way of creating vast solo spaces inside tight and short melody lines. Something Else!!!! is anathema to that entire idea, and must have sounded like it came from outer space at the time. First, Coleman's interest was in pitch, not "being in tune." His use of pitch could take him all over -- and outside of -- a composition, as it does on "Invisible," which begins in D flat. The intervals are standard, but the melodic component of the tune -- despite its hard bop tempo -- is, for the most part, free. But what is most compelling is evident in abundance here and on the next two tunes, "The Blessing" and "Jayne": a revitalization of the blues as it expressed itself in jazz. Coleman refurbished the blues framework, threaded it through his jazz without getting rid of its folk-like, simplistic milieu. In other words, the groove Coleman was getting here was a people's groove that only confounded intellectuals at the time. Coleman restored blues to their "classic" beginnings in African music and unhooked their harmonies. Whether the key was D flat, A, G, whatever, Coleman revisited the 17- and 25-bar blues. There are normal signatures, however, such as "Chippie" in F and in eight-bar form, and "The Disguise" is in D, but in a strange 13-bar form where the first and the last change places, altering the talking-like voice inherent in the melodic line. But the most important thing about Something Else! was that, in its angular, almost totally oppositional way, it swung and still does; like a finger-poppin' daddy on a Saturday night, this record swings from the rafters of the human heart with the most unusually gifted, emotional, and lyrical line since Bill Evans first hit the scene." All Music Guide – Thom Jurek more
	Something Else!!!! Audiophile - Used - CR00595 2023 180gm remastered reissue from Craft & Acoustic Sounds' Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series. Still in shrink. "This 1958 debut recording by the Ornette Coleman Quintet, which featured Coleman on his trademark white plastic alto, Don Cherry on trumpet, Billy Higgins on drums, Walter Norris on piano, and Don Payne on bass, shook up the jazz world -- particularly those musicians and critics who had entered the hard bop era with such verve and were busy using the blues as a way of creating vast solo spaces inside tight and short melody lines. Something Else!!!! is anathema to that entire idea, and must have sounded like it came from outer space at the time. First, Coleman's interest was in pitch, not "being in tune." His use of pitch could take him all over -- and outside of -- a composition, as it does on "Invisible," which begins in D flat. The intervals are standard, but the melodic component of the tune -- despite its hard bop tempo -- is, for the most part, free. But what is most compelling is evident in abundance here and on the next two tunes, "The Blessing" and "Jayne": a revitalization of the blues as it expressed itself in jazz. Coleman refurbished the blues framework, threaded it through his jazz without getting rid of its folk-like, simplistic milieu. In other words, the groove Coleman was getting here was a people's groove that only confounded intellectuals at the time. Coleman restored blues to their "classic" beginnings in African music and unhooked their harmonies. Whether the key was D flat, A, G, whatever, Coleman revisited the 17- and 25-bar blues. There are normal signatures, however, such as "Chippie" in F and in eight-bar form, and "The Disguise" is in D, but in a strange 13-bar form where the first and the last change places, altering the talking-like voice inherent in the melodic line. But the most important thing about Something Else! was that, in its angular, almost totally oppositional way, it swung and still does; like a finger-poppin' daddy on a Saturday night, this record swings from the rafters of the human heart with the most unusually gifted, emotional, and lyrical line since Bill Evans first hit the scene." All Music Guide – Thom Jurek more
	Something Else!!!! Used - Vinyl - CR00595 2023 180gm stereo reissue remastered from all-analog original tapes by Bernie Grundman. Something Else!!!!, Ornette Coleman’s groundbreaking debut from 1958, immediately announced a distinct new voice in jazz. This pivotal recording showcased Coleman's alto saxophone alongside the expressive trumpet of Don Cherry, Walter Norris's piano, Don Payne on bass, and Billy Higgins's drums. While deeply rooted in the hard bop tradition of its era, the album introduced listeners to Coleman's singular melodic and harmonic approach, which hinted at the profound innovations he would soon unleash. His compositions, all originals, possessed a quirky charm and a compelling, often blues-inflected, musical logic that challenged conventional jazz sensibilities while remaining surprisingly accessible. The music within Something Else!!!! is characterized by Coleman’s remarkably unique alto saxophone tone, frequently described as vocal-like, with a distinctive "cry." Unlike his later, more radical ensembles, the presence of a piano on this album provides a more familiar harmonic anchor, allowing for a bridge between established bop structures and Coleman's emerging avant-garde vision. This initial foray into recording displayed his revolutionary concepts of improvisation and composition, laying crucial groundwork for the free jazz movement. Its original reception was often polarizing, yet the album is now universally recognized as an essential and influential work, a testament to Ornette Coleman's visionary artistry and his indelible mark on twentieth-century music. more
	Stating The Case New - Vinyl - JA 5248 Sealed France Only Live Recording From The Early '60s. more
	The Empty Foxhole Audiophile - Vinyl - 28982 1994 Limited Edition 180gm HQ Connoisseur Series Audiophile Pressing. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Shrink Wrap Intact With Hype Sticker. more
	The Great London Concert New - Vinyl - AL 1900 Sealed 1975 2LP Gatefold Original. Recorded In 1965 At Fairfield Hall, Croydon. Tiny Corner Dings. "Ornette Coleman Emerged From Three Years Of Retirement In 1965 To Bring Back The Trio He Had Utilized Briefly In 1962, A Group Also Featuring The Very Impressive Bassist David Izenson And Drummer Charles Moffett. Coleman's Alto Playing Had Become A Lot Stronger By This Time, And Although His Improvising On Violin (Which He Played Like A Drum) And Trumpet Were At A Much Lower Level, They Were Utilized Fairly Sparingly. This Double-LP Has The Sidelong "Forms And Sounds For Wind Quintet," A Wholly Written-out Atonal Work For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, And French Horn That Is Rather Boring. However, The Trio's Performances Of The Other Seven Selections Are Quite Stimulating, And Coleman (Who Only Plays Violin And Trumpet On "Falling Stars") Is Consistently Brilliant And Explorative. Worth Searching For By Listeners With Open Ears." AMG Review By Scott Yanow. more
	The Shape Of Jazz To Come Used Import - P-7510A 1976 Japanese reissue with Obi & insert; light foxing on jacket. "Ornette Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz to Come, was a watershed event in the genesis of avant-garde jazz, profoundly steering its future course and throwing down a gauntlet that some still haven't come to grips with. The record shattered traditional concepts of harmony in jazz, getting rid of not only the piano player but the whole idea of concretely outlined chord changes. The pieces here follow almost no predetermined harmonic structure, which allows Coleman and partner Don Cherry an unprecedented freedom to take the melodies of their solo lines wherever they felt like going in the moment, regardless of what the piece's tonal center had seemed to be. Plus, this was the first time Coleman recorded with a rhythm section -- bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins -- that was loose and open-eared enough to follow his already controversial conception. Coleman's ideals of freedom in jazz made him a feared radical in some quarters; there was much carping about his music flying off in all directions, with little direct relation to the original theme statements. If only those critics could have known how far out things would get in just a few short years; in hindsight, it's hard to see just what the fuss was about, since this is an accessible, frequently swinging record. It's true that Coleman's piercing, wailing alto squeals and vocalized effects weren't much beholden to conventional technique, and that his themes often followed unpredictable courses, and that the group's improvisations were very free-associative. But at this point, Coleman's desire for freedom was directly related to his sense of melody -- which was free-flowing, yes, but still very melodic. Of the individual pieces, the haunting "Lonely Woman" is a stone-cold classic, and "Congeniality" and "Peace" aren't far behind. Any understanding of jazz's avant-garde should begin here." All Music Guide – Steve Huey more
	The Shape Of Jazz To Come Used - Vinyl - 1317 Red & Green Label Stereo Reissue (75, Rockefeller Plaza Labels & Warner Logo) Of The 1959 Recording Featuring Don Cherry, Charlie Haden And Billy Higgins. VG+ Overall, Few Small Cover Blemishes. more
	The Shape Of Jazz To Come Used Import - R1 661904 Pristine 2022 180gm remastered reissue from Vinyl Me, Please; Housed in the original outer resealable sleeve with hype sticker & Obi style strip. (AAA) Lacquers cut from the original tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound; Pressed at RTI and includes listening booklet. "Ornette Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz to Come, was a watershed event in the genesis of avant-garde jazz, profoundly steering its future course and throwing down a gauntlet that some still haven't come to grips with. The record shattered traditional concepts of harmony in jazz, getting rid of not only the piano player but the whole idea of concretely outlined chord changes. The pieces here follow almost no predetermined harmonic structure, which allows Coleman and partner Don Cherry an unprecedented freedom to take the melodies of their solo lines wherever they felt like going in the moment, regardless of what the piece's tonal center had seemed to be. Plus, this was the first time Coleman recorded with a rhythm section -- bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins -- that was loose and open-eared enough to follow his already controversial conception. Coleman's ideals of freedom in jazz made him a feared radical in some quarters; there was much carping about his music flying off in all directions, with little direct relation to the original theme statements. If only those critics could have known how far out things would get in just a few short years; in hindsight, it's hard to see just what the fuss was about, since this is an accessible, frequently swinging record. It's true that Coleman's piercing, wailing alto squeals and vocalized effects weren't much beholden to conventional technique, and that his themes often followed unpredictable courses, and that the group's improvisations were very free-associative. But at this point, Coleman's desire for freedom was directly related to his sense of melody -- which was free-flowing, yes, but still very melodic. Of the individual pieces, the haunting "Lonely Woman" is a stone-cold classic, and "Congeniality" and "Peace" aren't far behind. Any understanding of jazz's avant-garde should begin here." All Music Guide – Steve Huey more
	This Is Our Music New - Vinyl - SD 1353 Sealed Stereo (Label Variation Unknown) Probably Not An Original Pressing. more
	This Is Our Music Used - Vinyl - SD 1353 Beautiful Near Mint 1962 Purple And Orange Label With Swirl Logo Mono Original In Heavy Duty Laminated Jacket. more
	Tomorrow Is The Question Used - Vinyl - S 7569 Beautiful 1970's Yellow Label With Black Lettering Analogue Stereo Reissue. Recorded By Roy DuNann In 1959. D5/D3 Stampers. Comes With The Original Inner Sleeve With Complete Discography Of The Label. Appears Unplayed. more
	Tomorrow Is The Question Used - Vinyl - OJC 342 Beautiful 1988 OJC Reissue Of This All-Time Classic. Record Looks Unplayed. more
	Tomorrow Is The Question! Used - Vinyl - CR00596 2023 180gm reissue. Released in 1959, Ornette Coleman's Tomorrow Is The Question! stands as a pivotal early statement from the alto saxophonist, further challenging the conventions of jazz. This sophomore effort is particularly notable for its deliberate omission of a piano or guitar, a radical choice that granted Coleman and trumpeter Don Cherry unprecedented melodic and harmonic freedom. Backed by the dynamic rhythm section of Shelly Manne on drums and either Percy Heath or Red Mitchell on bass, the ensemble explores a distinctive sound world where traditional chord changes are less a framework and more a suggestion, allowing for fluid, often surprising improvisations. The album's nine tracks showcase Coleman's instantly recognizable cry on the saxophone, matched by Cherry's agile, complementary trumpet lines. Pieces like the title track, "Mind and Time," and "Tears Inside" reveal a music that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply soulful, characterized by memorable melodies that often float above the rhythmic pulse rather than being strictly tethered to it. The rhythm section provides a remarkably supportive and swinging foundation, demonstrating that "free" jazz could still groove. This is a groundbreaking record that not only solidified Coleman's unique vision but also laid essential groundwork for the avant-garde movements that would soon reshape the landscape of modern music. more
	Tomorrow Is The Question! New - Vinyl - CR00596 Sealed 2023 Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series release from Craft Recordings. Pressed on 180gm vinyl at QRP. All Analog mastering from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman. Heavy duty jacket, custom hype sticker on shrink. "On his second outing for the Contemporary label, Ornette dusted the piano from the bandstand and focused instead on a quartet. For some unexplained reason, Billy Higgins was replaced by Shelly Manne; the only constants remain Coleman and Don Cherry. The focus, then, is on the interplay between the altoist and trumpeter in executing Ornette's tunes, which were, more than on the preceding album (Something Else!, recorded a year earlier), knottier and tighter in their arrangement style. The odd-syncopation style of the front line on numbers such as "Tears Inside," which comes out of the box wailing and then simmers down into a moody, swinging blues, was a rough transition for the rhythm section. And the more Ornette and Cherry try to open it up into something more free and less attached to the tune's form, the more Manne and especially bassist Percy Heath hang on. Still, there are great moments here: for example, the celebratory freedom of "Giggin'," with its wonderful trumpet solo, and "Rejoicing," which has become one of Coleman's classics for its elongated melody line and simple obbligato phrasing, which become part of a wonderfully complex solo that keeps the blues firmly intact. The final track, "Endless," is pure magic. After Manne carries it in 6/8, Coleman uses a nursery rhyme to move to the solo terrain and, when he does, the solo itself becomes a part of that rhyme as even Don Cherry feels his way through it in his break. And, if anything, this is one of the things that came to define Ornette -- his willingness to let simplicity and its bright colors and textures confound not only other players and listeners, but also him too. In those days, Coleman's musical system -- although worked out in detail -- always left room for the unexpected and, in fact, was played as if his life depended on it. As a result, Tomorrow Is the Question! was a very literal title; who could have guessed the expansive, world-widening direction that Coleman's system would head into next?" AMG - Thom Jurek more
	Tomorrow Is The Question! Used Import - LAX 3025 1975 Japanese Black & Silver Label Stereo Pressing With Obi, Small Cut Corner. Appears Glossy. The Free Jazz Pioneers 2nd LP. more
	Town Hall, 1962 Used - Vinyl - 1006 1965 White Label Stereo Original Still In Shrink Wrap. Appears Unplayed. more
	Twins Used - Vinyl - SD 1588 1971 White Label Promo Housed In A Laminated, Promo-Stickered Jacket. 5 Previously Unreleased Stereo Tracks Recorded In 1959, 1960 And 1961 And Featuring Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard And Others. 1841 Broadway, New York Address On Label. more
	Twins New - Vinyl - SD 1588 Sealed 1971 Original. Previously Unreleased Gems From 1959-1961. Pristine Copy. more
	Twins Used - Vinyl - SD 1588 1971 Original, Small, Feint Writing On Front Cover (See Top Right Corner Of Scan). Five Previously Unreleased Stereo Tracks Recorded In 1959, 1960 And 1961 And Featuring Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard And Others. 1841 Broadway, New York Address On Label. more
	Twins Used - Vinyl - SD 1588 2013 180gm Stereo Repress Still In Shrink. Five Previously Unreleased Stereo Tracks Recorded In 1959, 1960 And 1961 And Featuring Scott LaFaro, Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard And Others. more
	Twins Used - Vinyl - SD 1588 1971 US Original Monarch Pressing. VG++/EX Vinyl, Light Sleeve Scuff, Plays Very Nicely. Jacket Has Small Bottom Left Corner Bump. Five Previously Unreleased Stereo Tracks Recorded In 1959, 1960 And 1961 And Featuring Scott LaFaro, Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard And Others. more
	Virgin Beauty New - Vinyl - AL 44301 Sealed 1988 Original. Pristine Copy. more
	Virgin Beauty Used - Vinyl - AL 44301 Rare 1988 Original Still In Shrink Wrap With "Jazz Artist Of The Year 1987 Rolling Stone Magazine" Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Unplayed. more
	Who's Crazy? Part 1 Used - Vinyl - IRI 5006 Rare French Stereo Soundtrack Original Of The 1966 Movie. Ornette, Alto sax, Violin, Trumpet; Dave Izenzon, Bass; Charles Moffett, Percussion. Appears Unplayed. more
	Who's Crazy? Part 2 Used - Vinyl - IRI 5007 Rare French Stereo Soundtrack Original Of The 1966 Movie. Ornette, Alto sax, Violin, Trumpet; Dave Izenzon, Bass; Charles Moffett, Percussion. Appears Unplayed. more