Ornette Coleman – Change of the Century (1960)

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Atlantic – 1327Rec. Dates : October 8, 1959, October 9, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Charlie HadenDrums : Billy HigginsPocket Trumpet/Cornet : Don Cherry Billboard : 06/06/1960Jazz Spotlight Winner Ornette Coleman, the alto sax man whose style has aroused violent debate, shows on this waxing that he has both imagination and taste, as well as…

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Ornette Coleman – Tomorrow is the Question! (1959)

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Contemporary – M3569Rec. Dates : January 16, 1959, February 23, 1959, March 9 & 10, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Percy Heath, Red MitchellDrums : Shelly ManneTrumpet, Pocket Trumpet : Don Cherry Billboard : 11/16/1959Three stars Ornette Coleman, hailed by some critics as an important new jazz artist and derided by others as much less important,…

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