In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13^th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studio E” in New York City and was produced by James Jordan.

Personnel:

• Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
• Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
• Bobby Bradford, Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
• Charlie Haden – bass
• Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell – drums
• David Henderson – recitation
• Asha Puthli – vocals
• Stan Tonkel – engineer
• Russ Payne – mixing
• Ed Lee – cover design
• Robert Amft – cover photography
• Bob Palmer – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

1. What Reason Could I Give?
2. Civilization Day
3. Street Woman
4. Science Fiction
5. Rock the Clock
6. All My Life
7. Law Years
8. The Jungle Is a Skyscraper