On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “The Art of the Improvisers”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded May – October 1959, July 1960, January – March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

• Ornette Coleman — alto and tenor saxophone
• Don Cherry — pocket trumpet; cornet
• Charlie Haden — bass
• Scott LaFaro — bass
• Jimmy Garrison — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums
• Ed Blackwell — drums 

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

1. The Circle with a Hole in the Middle
2. Just for You
3. The Fifth of Beethoven
4. The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro
5. Moon Inhabitants
6. The Legends of Bebop
7. Harlem’s Manhattan