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.
- The Circle with a Hole in the Middle
- Just for You
- The Fifth of Beethoven
- The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro
- Moon Inhabitants
- The Legends of Bebop
- Harlem’s Manhattan
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