The Art of the Improvisers
| The Art of the Improvisers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | May 22 and October 9, 1959 July 26, 1960 January 31 and March 27, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1572 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Ornette Coleman chronology | ||||
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The Art of the Improvisers is an album credited to jazz composer and saxophonist
Hollywood, California; those in 1960 and 1961 at Atlantic Studios in New York City
.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [1] |
Thom Jurek, writing in AllMusic, characterized the album as "basically one of Coleman's most uptempo records for Atlantic, but also one of his most soulful. It deserves serious re-evaluation".[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Ornette Coleman.
Side one
| No. | Title | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Circle with a Hole in the Middle" | October 9, 1959 | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Just for You" | May 22, 1959 | 3:53 |
| 3. | "The Fifth of Beethoven" | July 26, 1960 | 6:39 |
| 4. | "The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro" | January 31, 1961 | 9:52 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moon Inhabitants" | July 26, 1960 | 4:33 |
| 2. | "The Legend of Bebop" | July 26, 1960 | 7:18 |
| 3. | "Harlem's Manhattan" | March 27, 1961 | 8:09 |
Personnel
- Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone; tenor saxophone on "Harlem's Manhattan"
- Don Cherry — pocket trumpet; corneton "Just for You"
- Charlie Haden — bass on 1959 and 1960 tracks
- Scott LaFaro — bass on "The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro"
- Jimmy Garrison — bass on "Harlem's Manhattan"
- Billy Higgins — drums on 1959 tracks
- Ed Blackwell — drums on 1960 and 1961 tracks
References
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 152.
- ^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 28, 2011
- ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed November 28, 2011
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
