Recorded a little over a month after his groundbreaking work Free Jazz, this album found Coleman perhaps retrenching from that idea conceptually, but nonetheless plumbing his quartet music to ever greater heights of richness and creativity.
Ornette! was the first time bassist Scott LaFaro recorded with Coleman, and the difference in approach between LaFaro and Charlie Haden is apparent from the opening notes of "W.R.U." There is a more direct propulsion and limberness to his playing, and he can be heard driving Coleman and Don Cherry actively and more aggressively than Haden's warm, languid phrasing.
The cuts, with titles derived from the works of Sigmund Freud, are all gems and serve as wonderful launching pads for the musicians' improvisations.
Coleman, by this time, was very comfortable in extended pieces, and he and his partners have no trouble filling in the time, never coming close to running out of ideas.
Special mention should be made of Ed Blackwell, with one of his finest performances.
Ornette! is a superb release and a must for all fans of Coleman and creative improvised music in general.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.R.U.Ornette Coleman | Ornette Coleman | Play | 16:28 | 37 MB | 105 MB |
| 2 | T. & T.Ornette Coleman | Ornette Coleman | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | C. & D.Ornette Coleman | Ornette Coleman | Play | 13:13 | 30 MB | 84 MB |
| 4 | R.P.D.D.Ornette Coleman | Ornette Coleman | Play | 09:43 | 22 MB | 64 MB |
| 44 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Blackwell | Drums |
| 2 | Don Cherry | Guest Artist, Trumpet, Trumpet (Pocket) |
| 3 | Ornette Coleman | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 4 | Nesuhi Ertegun | Producer |
| 5 | John Jagel | Illustrations |
| 6 | Scott LaFaro | Bass, Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |