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Ornette Coleman: Of Human Feelings

In March 1982, “Antilles” label released “Of Human Feelings” the 18th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in April 1979, at “CBS” in New York, and was produced by Ornette Coleman.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Ellerbee – guitar
  • Bern Nix – guitar
  • Jamaaladeen Tacuma – bass guitar
  • Calvin Weston – drums
  • Denardo Coleman – drums
  • Ron Saint Germain – engineer
  • Harold Jarowsky – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Ken Robertson – tape operation
  • Susan Bernstein – cover painting
  • Peter Corriston – design
  • Steven Mark Needham – photography
  • Ron Goldstein – executive direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Sleep Talk
  2. Jump Street
  3. Him and Her
  4. Air Ship
  5. What Is the Name of That Song?
  6. Job Mob
  7. Love Words
  8. Times Square

Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar

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)