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Ornette Coleman: The Empty Foxhole

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In December 1966, “Blue Note” label released “The Empty Foxhole”, the tenth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in September 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin, cover painting, liner notes
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Denardo Coleman – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Bob Fuentes – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Good Old Days
  2. The Empty Foxhole
  3. Sound Gravitation
  4. Freeway Express
  5. Faithful
  6. Zig Zag

Ornette Coleman: In All Languages

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In February 1987,” Caravan of Dreams” label released “In All Languages”, the 51st Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Denardo Coleman.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet
  • Charlie Ellerbee – electric guitar
  • Bernie Nix – electric guitar
  • Don Cherry – trumpet
  • Jamaaladeen Tacuma – bass guitar
  • Al MacDowell – bass guitar
  • Charlie Haden – double bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Denardo Coleman – drums
  • Calvin Weston – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Peace Warriors
  2. Feet Music
  3. Africa is the Mirror of All Colors
  4. Word for Bird
  5. Space Church (Continuous Service)
  6. Latin Genetics
  7. In All Languages
  8. Sound Manual
  9. Mothers of the Veil
  10. Cloning
  11. Music News
  12. Mothers of the Veil
  13. The Art of Love Is Happiness
  14. Latin Genetics
  15. Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow
  16. Listen Up
  17. Feet Music
  18. Space Church (Continuous Service)
  19. Cloning
  20. In All Languages
  21. Biosphere
  22. Story Tellers
  23. Peace Warriors

Ornette Coleman & Prime Time: Tone Dialing

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On September 26, 1995, “Harmolodic” and “Verve” label released “Tone Dialing” the 45th Ornette Coleman (with Prime Time ensemble) album. It was recorded in 1995 and was produced by Denardo Coleman.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman- alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
  • Avenda Khadija, Moishe Nalm – vocals
  • Dave Bryant – keyboards
  • Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel – guitar
  • Bradley Jones, Al MacDowell – bass
  • Chris Walker- bass, keyboards
  • Denardo Coleman- drums
  • Badal Roy- tabla, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman except where noted.

  1. Street Blues
  2. Search for Life
  3. Guadalupe
  4. Bach Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Sound Is Everywhere
  6. Miguel’s Fortune
  7. La Capella
  8. A.C.
  9. If I Knew as Much About You (As You Know About Me)
  10. When Will I See You Again
  11. Kathelin Gray – Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny
  12. Badal
  13. Tone Dialing
  14. Family Reunion
  15. Local Instinct
  16. Ying Yang

Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar

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On September 12, 2006, “Sound Grammar” label released “Sound Grammar”, the 50th Ornette Coleman album as a band leader. It was recorded live on October 14, 2005, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and was produced by Ornette Coleman and  Michaela Deiss. In 2007, the album won the 2007 “Pulitzer Prize for Music”.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman- alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
  • Gregory Cohen- bass
  • Tony Falanga – bass
  • Denardo Coleman- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Intro – (MC’s spoken introduction)
  2. Jordan
  3. Sleep Talking – (a.k.a. “Sleep Talk” from Of Human Feelings)
  4. Turnaround – (a.k.a. “Turnabout” from Tomorrow Is the Question!)
  5. Matador – (a.k.a. “Picolo Pesos” from Sound Museum)
  6. Waiting for You – (a.k.a. “House of Stained Glass” from Colors)
  7. Call to Duty – (has been performed live under the title “Crying Without Tears”)
  8. Once Only – (a.k.a. “If I Only Knew as Much About You” from Tone Dialing)
  9. Song X – (from Song X)