Ornette Coleman Discography
1958 (The age of 28)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Walter Norris (p) Don Payne (b) Billy Higgins (d)Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 1958
Invisible | Contemporary C 3551 | |
The Blessing | - | |
Jayne | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Walter Norris (p) Don Payne (b) Billy Higgins (d): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, February 22, 1958
Chippie | Contemporary C 3551 | |
The Disguise | - | |
Angel Voice | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Walter Norris (p) Don Payne (b) Billy Higgins (d): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, March 24, 1958
Alpha | Contemporary C 3551 | |
When Will The Blues Leave? | - | |
The Sphinx | - |
Paul Bley Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Paul Bley (p) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October, 1958
Klactoveesedstene | America (F) 30 AM 6120 | |
I Remember Harlem | - | |
The Blessing | - | |
Free | - |
Paul Bley Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Paul Bley (p) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d): same personnel"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October-November, 1958
When Will The Blues Leave? | Improvising Artists IAI 37 38 52 | |
Crossroads | - | |
Ramblin' | - | |
How Deep Is The Ocean? | - |
1959
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d)Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1959
Lorraine | Contemporary M 3569 |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, February 23, 1959
Turnaround | Contemporary M 3569 | |
Endless | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Percy Heath (b) Shelly Manne (d)Los Angeles, CA, March 9 & 10, 1959
Tomorrow Is The Question | Contemporary M 3569 | |
Tears Inside | - | |
Mind And Time | - | |
Compassion | - | |
Giggin' | - | |
Rejoicing | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
3507 | Focus On Sanity | Atlantic LP 1317 |
3508 | Chronology (Step In) | - |
3509 | Peace | - |
3510 | Congeniality (Nomad) | - |
3511 | Lonely Woman | Atlantic LP 1317, SD 1558 |
3512 | Monk And The Nun | Atlantic SD 1588 |
3513 | Just For You | Atlantic SD 1572 |
3514 | Eventually | Atlantic LP 1317 |
* The Best Of Ornette Coleman (Atlantic SD 1558)
* Ornette Coleman - Twins (Atlantic SD 1588, SD 8810)
* Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
Ornette Coleman - Don Cherry Sextet
Don Cherry (cor) Kent McGarity (tb, btb) Ornette Coleman (as) Steve Kuhn or Ron Brown (p) Larry Ridley (b) Barry Greenspan (d)Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959
The Sphinx | Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2, RJD 513 | |
Inn Tune | - |
* Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Kenny Dorham - Lenox School Of Jazz Concert (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 513)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, October 8, 1959
3865 | Una Muy Bonita | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558, SD 2-316 |
3866 | Bird Food | Atlantic LP 1327 |
3867 | Change Of The Century | - |
3868 | Untitled Original, No. 1 (Music Always) | Atlantic (J) P 10085 |
3869 | The Face Of The Bass | Atlantic LP 1327 |
4922 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1 | Atlantic 5008 |
4923 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 2 | - |
* The Best Of Ornette Coleman (Atlantic SD 1558)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary (Atlantic SD 2-316)
* Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records (Atlantic (J) P 10085)
* Ornette Coleman - Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1&2 (Atlantic 5008)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d): same personnelNYC, October 9, 1959
3870 | Forerunner | Atlantic LP 1327 |
3871 | Untitled Original, No. 4 | unissued |
3872 | Free | Atlantic LP 1327 |
3873 | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle | Atlantic SD 1572 |
3874 | Ramblin' | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558 |
* Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
* The Best Of Ornette Coleman (Atlantic SD 1558)
1960 (The age of 30)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, July 19, 1960
4723 | Untitled, No. 1 (Little Symphony) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
4724 | Untitled, No. 2 (Kaleidoscope) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4725 | Untitled, No. 3 | Atlantic unissued |
4726 | Untitled, No. 4 | - |
4727 | Untitled, No. 5 (Blues Connotation) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4728 | Untitled, No. 6 | Atlantic unissued |
4729 | Untitled, No. 7 | - |
P.S. Unless One Has | Atlantic (J) P 10085 | |
The Tribes Of New York | Rhino R2 71410 | |
Rise And Shine | - | |
Mr. And Mrs. People | - | |
I Heard It Over The Radio | - | |
Revolving Doors | - |
* Ornette Coleman - This Is Our Music (Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353)
* Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records (Atlantic (J) P 10085)
* Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething (Rhino R2 71410)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d): same personnelNYC, July 26, 1960
4734 | Untitled, No. 1 (Joy Of A Toy) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
4735 | Untitled, No. 2 (Brings Goodness) | Atlantic (J) P 10085 |
4736 | Untitled, No. 3 (Humpty Dumpty) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4737 | Untitled, No. 4 (The Fifth Of Beethoven) | Atlantic SD 1572 |
4738 | Untitled, No. 5 (Moon Inhabitants) | - |
4739 | Untitled, No. 6 (The Legend Of Bebop) | - |
4740 | Untitled, No. 7 | unissued |
4741 | Embraceable You | Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1558 |
4742 | Down | unissued |
To Us All | Atlantic (J) P 10085 | |
Some Other | - | |
Motive For Its Use | - |
* Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records (Atlantic (J) P 10085)
* Ornette Coleman - This Is Our Music (Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353)
* Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
* The Best Of Ornette Coleman (Atlantic SD 1558)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d): same personnelNYC, August 2, 1960
4764 | Untitled Original | unissued |
4765 | Folk Tale | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4766 | Untitled Original | unissued |
4767 | Poise | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4768 | Untitled Original | unissued |
4769 | - | - |
4770 | - | - |
4771 | - | - |
4772 | - | - |
4773 | Beauty Is A Rare Thing | Atlantic LP 1353 |
4774 | Untitled Original | unissued |
4775 | - | - |
4776 | - | - |
4777 | - | - |
4778 | - | - |
4779 | - | - |
John Lewis - Gunther Schuller - Jim Hall Orchestra plus The Contemporary String Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (vln) Harry Zaratzian (vla) Joseph Tekula (vlc) Jim Hall (g) Alvin Brehm, Scott LaFaro (b) Sticks Evans (d) Gunther Schuller (comp, arr, cond)NYC, December 19, 1960
5232 | Abstraction | Atlantic LP 1365 |
John Lewis - Gunther Schuller - Jim Hall Orchestra plus The Contemporary String Quartet
Robert DiDomenica (fl) Ornette Coleman (as) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (vln) Harry Zaratzian (vla) Joseph Tekula (vlc) Eddie Costa (vib) Bill Evans (p) Jim Hall (g) George Duvivier, Scott LaFaro (b) Sticks Evans (d) Gunther Schuller (arr, cond)NYC, December 20, 1960
5236 | Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV | Atlantic LP 1365 |
Ornette Coleman Octet
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eric Dolphy (bcl) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d)NYC, December 21, 1960
5247-1? | The First Take (Free Jazz (alt. take)) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
5247 | Free Jazz, Pt. 1 | Atlantic LP 1364 |
- | Free Jazz, Pt. 2 | - |
* Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz (Atlantic LP 1364, SD 1364)
1961
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, January 31, 1961
5316 | Untitled | Atlantic unissued |
5317 | W.R.U. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
5318 | Check Up | Atlantic SD 1588 |
5319 | T&T | Atlantic LP 1378 |
5320 | C&D | Atlantic LP 1378, SD 1558 |
5321 | R.P.D.D. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
5322 | The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro | Atlantic SD 1572 |
Proof Readers | Rhino R2 71410 |
* Ornette Coleman - Twins (Atlantic SD 1588, SD 8810)
* The Best Of Ornette Coleman (Atlantic SD 1558)
* Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
* Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething (Rhino R2 71410)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Ornette Coleman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, March 22, 1961
5417 | Untitled Original | unissued |
5418 | Eos | Atlantic LP 1394 |
5419 | Ecars | unissued |
5420 | Cross Breeding | - |
5421 | Untitled Original | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Ornette Coleman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Ed Blackwell (d): same personnelNYC, March 27, 1961
5427 | Enfant | Atlantic LP 1394 |
5428 | Ecars | - |
5429 | Eos | unissued |
5430 | Cross Breeding | Atlantic LP 1394 |
5431 | Untitled Original | unissued |
5432 | Harlem's Manhattan | Atlantic SD 1572 |
5433 | Mapa | unissued |
5434 | Harlem's Manhattan | - |
5435 | Ecars | - |
5436 | Mapa | Atlantic LP 1394 |
* Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
1962
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
Story Teller | Blue Note BLP 4210 | |
Sadness | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' 4506, ESP 1006 | |
The Ark | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 | |
I Don't Love You | Blue Note BLP 4210 | |
Children's Books | - | |
Architecture | - | |
Play It Straight | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued | |
Doughnut | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 | |
Just For You | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
* Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall, Vol. 2 (not released) (Blue Note BLP 4211)
* Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962 (ESP-Disk' ESP 1006, ESPCD 1006)
* Ornette Coleman - Sadness b/w Albert Ayler - Holy Family (ESP-Disk' 4506)
1965 (The age of 35)
Ornette Coleman Quartet With Joseph Tekula Band
Ornette Coleman (as, tp) Pharoah Sanders (ts) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d) Joseph Tekula (dir) unidentified large studio bandNYC, June 15, 16 & 17, 1965
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 1 | Columbia 66203 | |
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 2 | - | |
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 3 | - | |
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 4 | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Fairfield Halls", Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
Sadness | Freedom (E) FLP 40102; Arista Freedom AL 1900; International Polydor 623246/47 | |
Clergyman's Dream | - | |
Falling Stars | Freedom (E) FLP 40103; Arista Freedom AL 1900; International Polydor 623246/47 | |
Silence | - | |
Happy Fool | - | |
Untitled Ballad | - | |
Doughnuts | - |
* Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert (Arista Freedom AL 1900)
* An Evening With Ornette Coleman (International Polydor 623246/47)
* Ornette Coleman In Europe, Vol. 2 (Freedom (E) FLP 40103)
The Virtuoso Ensemble
Edward Walker (fl) Derek Wickers (ob) John Burden (ehr) Cecil James (basn) Sidney Fell (cl) Ornette Coleman (comp)"Fairfield Halls", Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
Sounds And Forms For Wind Quintet | Freedom (E) FLP 40102; Arista Freedom AL 1900; International Polydor 623246/47 |
* Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert (Arista Freedom AL 1900)
* An Evening With Ornette Coleman (International Polydor 623246/47)
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Salle De La Mutualite", Paris, France, 2nd set, November 4, 1965
Sadness | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 121/22 | |
Lonely Woman | - | |
Fallin' Stars | - | |
Clergyman's Dream | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d): same personnel"Tivolis Koncertsal", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 30, 1965
Lonely Woman | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 131 | |
Clergyman's Dream | - | |
Sadness | - | |
Falling Stars | - | |
Interview | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (prod)"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 1965
tk.1 | The Blessing | rejected |
tk.2 | Dee Dee | - |
tk.3 | Faces And Places | unissued |
1691 tk.4 | Antiques | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
tk.5 | Dawn | rejected |
tk.6 | European Echoes | - |
tk.7 | The Riddle | unissued |
1692 tk.8 | Morning Song | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
tk.9 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | rejected |
tk.10 | Dee Dee | - |
1693 tk.11 | Dawn | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
* The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224, CDP 7 84224-2)
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (prod): same personnel"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, afternoon set, December 4, 1965
tk.12 | Dee Dee | rejected |
tk.13 | Faces And Places | - |
1694 tk.14 | European Echoes | Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 89904 |
tk.15 | Dawn | unissued |
tk.16 | The Riddle | rejected |
tk.17 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | - |
tk.18 | Morning Song | unissued |
tk.19 | Antiques | rejected |
tk.20 | The Clergyman (Clergyman's Dream) | - |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1959-1969 (Blue Note BST 89904)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BN-LA 160-G2)
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (prod): same personnel"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, December 4, 1965
tk.21 | Dawn | rejected |
tk.22 | Dee Dee | unissued |
tk.23 | Faces And Places | rejected |
tk.24 | European Echoes | - |
1695 tk.25 | The Riddle | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
tk.26 | Antiques | unissued |
1696 tk.27 | Dee Dee | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
1697 tk.28 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
1698 tk.29 | Faces And Places | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
tk.30 | Morning Song | unissued |
tk.32 | European Echoes | - |
tk.33 | Dee Dee | - |
* The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224, CDP 7 84224-2)
1966
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)Paris, France, early 1966
January | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5006 | |
Sortie Le Conqard | - | |
Dans La Neige | - | |
The Changes | - | |
Better Get Yourself Another Self | - | |
The Duel-Two Psychic Lovers And Eating Time | - | |
The Lovers And The Alchemist (The Mis-Used Blues) | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007 | |
The Poet | - | |
Wedding Day And Fuzz | - | |
Fuzz / Feast / Breakout / European Echoes / Alone And The Arrest | - |
= Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy? (Affinity (E) AFFD 102)
* Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy?, Vol. 2 (Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007)
= Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy? (Affinity (E) AFFD 102)
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d): same personnelCopenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 1966
Lonely Woman | BEAT 1 | |
Falling Stars | - | |
Clergyman's Dream | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Frank Wolff (prod)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1966
1780 tk.1 | The Empty Foxhole | Blue Note BLP 4246 |
1781 tk.2 | Freeway Express | - |
1782 tk.5 | Zig Zag | - |
1783 tk.8 | Faithful | - |
1784 tk.9 | Sound Gravitations | - |
1785 tk.12 | Good Old Days | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, vib)NYC, 1966
Faces And Places | Vap (J) VPLR 70353 | |
Sadness | - | |
Morning Song | - | |
Bass Improvisation, I | - | |
Morning Song (alt. take) | - | |
Bass Improvisation, II | - | |
Alone And Arrest | - | |
European Echoes | - | |
European Echoes (alt. take) | - |
1967
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Village Theatre", NYC, March 17, 1967
The Little Symphony | unissued | |
Just For You | - | |
A Capella For Three Wise Men And A Saint | - | |
Buddha Lives | - | |
Love And Sex | - | |
Atavism | - | |
European Echoes | - |
The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Ornette Coleman (tp, comp) Mason Jones (frh) Murray Panitz (fl, picc) John DeLancre (ob, ehr) Barnard Garfield (basn) Anthony Gigliotti (cl, bcl)"Village Theatre", NYC, March 17, 1967
URA1-1475 | Form And Sounds | RCA Victor LPM 2982 |
Jackie McLean - Ornette Coleman Quintet
Ornette Coleman (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Lamont Johnson (p) Scott Holt (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1967
1864 tk.6 | Old Gospel | Blue Note BLP 4262 |
1865 tk.9 | Strange As It Seems | - |
1866 tk.10 | Lifetime: Offspring / Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End | - |
The Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia Quartet
Stuart Canin, William Steck (vln) Carlton Cooley (vla) William Stokking (vlc) Ornette Coleman (comp)NYC, March 31, 1967
URA1-1494 | Space Flight | RCA Victor LPM 2982 |
URA1-1495 | Saints And Soldiers | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"St. Peter's Lutheran Church", NYC, July 21, 1967
Holiday For A Graveyard | Flying Dutchman (H) FD 104 |
1968
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d)"Teatro Lirico", Milan, Italy, February 5, 1968
Tutti | Jazz Up (It) JU 310; Moon (It) MCD 044-2 | |
Three Wisemen And The Saint | - | |
New York | - |
* Ornette Coleman - Languages (Moon (It) MCD 044-2)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, shanai) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d)Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
Lonely Woman | Lotus Passport (It) LPPS11 116 | |
Mousieur Le Prince | - | |
Forgotten Children | - | |
Buddah Blues | - |
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Ornette Coleman (tp, violin) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Yoko Ono (vo)"Royal Albert Hall", London, England, February 29, 1968
Emotion Modulation (A.O.S.) | Apple SAPCOR 17 | |
Sunrise | unissued | |
Forgotten Children | - | |
Long Time No See | - | |
Lonely Woman | - | |
Hight Abhbury | - | |
Buddha Blues | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, violin) Dewey Redman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)A&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
2099 tk.2 | We Now Interrupt For A Commercial | Blue Note BST 84287 |
tk.7 | Love Call (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
3000 tk.8 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
3001 tk.12 | Open To The Public | Blue Note BST 84356 |
3002 tk.14/15 | Toy Dance | Blue Note BST 84287 |
3003 tk.16 | Check Out Time (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
3004 tk.18 | Airborne | Blue Note BST 84356 |
tk.19 | Broadway Blues (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84287-2 |
* Ornette Coleman - Love Call (Blue Note BST 84356, CDP 7 84356-2)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, violin) Dewey Redman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d): same personnelA&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
3018 tk.4 | Love Call | Blue Note BST 84356 |
3019 tk.5 | Round Trip | Blue Note BST 84287 |
3017 tk.7 | Just For You | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
3016 tk.12/16 | Broadway Blues | Blue Note BST 84287 |
tk.13 | Check Out Time | Blue Note BST 84356 |
tk.14 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
* Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now!, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST 84287, CDP 7 84287-2)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d)NYC, July 16, 1968
C.O.D. | Impulse AS 9178 | |
Rainbows | - | |
New York | - | |
Bells And Chimes | - |
1969
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor, Indian fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts, cl) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d)"New York University", NYC, March 22, 1969
Broken Shadows | Impulse AS 9187 | |
Comme It Faut | - | |
Song For Che | - | |
Space Jungle | - | |
Trouble In The East | - | |
Whom Do You Work For? | unissued | |
The Anthem | - |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Emanuel Ghent (electronic devices)NYC, July, 1969
91045 | Man On The Moon | Impulse 45-275 |
91046 | Growing Up | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts, Arabic ob) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)"Blizen Festival", Belgium, August 24, 1969
As It Should Be | Moon (It) MCD 022-2 | |
Space Jungle | - | |
Song For Che | - | |
Broken Shadows | - | |
Countdown | - |
1970 (The age of 40)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, early 1970
Ornette's Suite, Pt. 1 | Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5248 | |
Ornette's Suite, Pt. 2 | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) unknown (vo -2)"Prince Street", NYC, February 14, 1970
1. | Friends And Neighbors | Flying Dutchman (H) FD 123 |
2. | - | - |
3. | Long Time No See | - |
4. | Let's Play | - |
5. | Forgotten Songs | - |
6. | Tomorrow | - |
Louis Armstrong And His Friends
Thad Jones (tp) Jimmy Owens (flh) Garnett Brown (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as) Frank Owens (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Pretty Purdie (d) Louis Armstrong (vo) Ornette Coleman (back vo)NYC, May 10, 1970
We Shall Overcome | Flying Dutchman (H) FD 12009 | |
Give Peace A Chance | - |
1971
Alice Coltrane Trio With Strings
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalish (vln) Alice Coltrane (org, harp, string arr) Jimmy Garrison (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Ornette Coleman (transcription)Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6, 1971
Universal Consciousness | Impulse AS 9210 | |
Oh, Allah | Impulse AS 9210, AS 9232-2 |
* Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space (Impulse AS 9232-2)
Alice Coltrane Quintet With Strings
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalish (vln) Alice Coltrane (org, harp, string arr) Tulsi (tambura) Jimmy Garrison (b) Jack DeJohnette, Clifford Jarvis (d) Ornette Coleman (transcription): add Tulsi (tambura) Clifford Jarvis (d)Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6 or May 14, 1971
Hare Krishna | Impulse AS 9210 |
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry (pocket tp -1/7) Bobby Bradford (tp -1/4,8/11) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts -1/4,8/11) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d -1/4,8/11) Billy Higgins (d -1/7)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 9, 1971
1. CO112012 | Happy House | Columbia FC 38029 |
2. CO112013 | Broken Shadow | - |
3. CO112014 | Written Word | unissued |
4. CO112015 | Elizabeth | Columbia FC 38029 |
5. CO112016 | Civilization Day | Columbia KC 31061 |
6. CO112017 | Country Town Blues | Columbia FC 38029 |
7. CO112018 | Street Woman | Columbia KC 31061 |
8. CO112019 | School Work | Columbia FC 38029 |
9. - | School Work (alt. take) | - |
10. CO112020 | The Jungle Is A Skyscraper | Columbia KC 31061 |
11. CO112021 | Law Years | - |
* Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction (Columbia KC 31061)
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Bobby Bradford (tp) Ornette Coleman (as, tp) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d) David Henderson (poet recit) Asha Puthli (vo)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 10, 1971
CO112022 | What Reason Could I Give? | unissued |
CO112023 | All My Life | - |
CO112024 | Science Fiction | Columbia KC 31061 |
CO112025 | Light House | unissued |
Ornette Coleman Septet
Carmon Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarg (tp) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts, musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d) Asha Puthli (vo)Columbia Studio E, NYC, October 13, 1971
What Reason Could I Give? | Columbia KC 31061 | |
All My Life | - | |
Rock The Clock | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts, musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
Announcement | Jazz Door (G) JD 12112 | |
Street Woman | - | |
Whom Do You Work For? | - | |
Written Word | - | |
Song For Che | - | |
Rock The Clock | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts, musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d): same personnel"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
Street Woman | Unique Jazz UJ 013 | |
Song For Che | - | |
Whom Do You Work For? | - | |
Rock The Clock | - | |
Written Word | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Dewey Redman (ts, musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d): same personnelParis, France, late 1971
Second Fiction | Trio (J) PA 7169/70 | |
Summer-Thang | - | |
14 Juillet | - | |
Fantasy 77 | - | |
Reminiscence | - | |
All Day Affair | - | |
Silhouette | - |
1972
Ornette Coleman Quartet With London Symphony Orchestra
Ornette Coleman (as, comp) Dewey Redman (ts, ob) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) David Measham (cond) The London Symphony OrchestraLondon, England, May, 1972
Skies Of America, Pt. 1: Skys Of America / Native Americans / The Good Life / Birthdays And Funerals / Dreams Sounds Of Sculpture / Holiday For Heroes / All Of My Life / Dancers / The Soul / Within Woman / The Artist In America | Columbia KC 31562 | |
Skies Of America, Pt. 2: The New Anthem / Place In Space / Foreigner In A Free Land / Silver Screen / Poetry / The Men Who Live In The White House / Live Life / The Military / Jam Session / Sunday In America | - |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Jim Hall (g) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Webster Armstrong (vo)Columbia Studios, NYC, September 7, 1972
Good Girl Blues | rejected | |
Is It Forever | - | |
Rubber Gloves | Columbia FC 38029 |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
unidentified woodwind quintet (ob, basn, frh, fl, cl) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Jim Hall (g) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Webster Armstrong (vo)Columbia Studios, NYC, September 8, 1972
Good Girl Blues | Columbia FC 38029 | |
Is It Forever | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)"Artists House", NYC, September 22, 1972
The Original Theme | J For Jazz JFJ 803 | |
Rack Jimping Roy | - | |
Starting The Case | - | |
Involvement | - | |
Protest | - |
1973
Ornette Coleman With The Master Musicians Of Jajouka
Robert Palmer (cl, wood fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, el-violin) The Master Musicians Of Jajouka (pipes, fl, three lutanists, vln, d)Jajouka, Morocco, January, 1973
Midnight Sunrise | Horizon 21 | |
Midnight Sunrise (alt. take) | A&M 314 543 519-2 | |
Music From The Cave | unissued | |
Other Untitled Originals | - |
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) and others1973
unknown title | Sub Rose/Sub CD 006 |
1974
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) James "Blood" Ulmer (g) Norris Sirone Jones (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, spring 1974
Tutti | Craws no number | |
Love Call | - | |
What Reason Could I Give | - | |
The Story Of The King And Queen | - | |
Harloff | - | |
Comme Il Faut | - | |
Bells And Chimes | - | |
Something To Listen To | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) James "Blood" Ulmer (g) Norris Sirone Jones (b) Billy Higgins (d): same personnelItaly, 1974
unknown title | BAT 2, 3, 4 | |
Tutti | - | |
Lonely Woman | - | |
Something To Listen To | - | |
Bells And Chimes | - | |
Comme Il Faut | - | |
What Reason Could I Give | - | |
Love Call | - |
1975 (The age of 45)
Claude Nougaro
Ornette Coleman (as) Maurice Vander (p) Luigi Trussardi (b) Charles Bellonzi (d) Claude Nougaro (vo)Paris, France, December, 1975
Gloria | Barclay (F) 90025 |
1976
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b)NYC, March 21, 1976
O.C. | Horizon 11 |
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b): same personnelNYC, December 19, 1976
The Golden Number | Horizon 26 |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d)Paris, France, December 19, 1976
Voice Poetry | Artists House AH 1 | |
Home Grown | - | |
Macho Woman | - | |
Fou Amour | - | |
European Echoes | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Rudy MacDaniel (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d)Barclay Studios, Paris, France, December, 1976
Theme From A Symphony (variation 1) | Horizon 21 | |
Theme From A Symphony (variation 2) | - |
1977
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (ts, tp) Charlie Haden (b)NYC, January 30, 1977
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Artists House AH 6 | |
Human Being | - | |
Soapsuds | - | |
Sex Spy | - | |
Some Day | - |
1978
James "Blood" Ulmer Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) James "Blood" Ulmer (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman (d)Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1978
Theme From Captain Black | Artists House AH 7 | |
Moons Shine | - | |
Morning Bride | - | |
Revelation March | - | |
Woman Coming | - | |
Nothing To Say | - | |
Arena | - | |
Revealing | - |
1979
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)NYC, April 25, 1979
Sleep Talk | Antilles ANLP 2001 | |
Jump Street | - | |
Him And Her | - | |
Air Ship | - | |
What Is The Name Of That Song? | - | |
Job Mob | - | |
Love Words | - | |
Times Square | - |
1984 (The age of 54)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Ellerbee (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Ron Hoverton (per)NYC, 1984
Dancing In Your Head | Gramavision GR 8303 |
1985 (The age of 55)
Pat Metheny - Ornette Coleman Quintet
Ornette Coleman (as, violin) Pat Metheny (g-syn, el-g) Charlie Haden (b -1/6,8) Jack DeJohnette (d -1/6,8) Denardo Coleman (el-d, per -1/6,8)NYC, December 12-14, 1985
1. | Song X | Geffen GEFD 924086 2 |
2. | Mob Job | - |
3. | Endangered Species | - |
4. | Video Games | - |
5. | Kathelin Gray | - |
6. | Trigonometry | - |
7. | Song X Duo | - |
8. | Long Time No See | - |
Gregory Gelman Ensemble
Larissa Blitz, Gregory Gelman (vln) Alex Deych (vla) Mathew Meister (vlc) Denardo Coleman (per) Ornette Coleman (comp)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
Prime Design, Time Design | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85002 |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Sabir Kamal (d, per)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
The Know What To Know | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85001 | |
Harmolodic-Bebop | - | |
Sex Spy | - | |
City Living | - | |
See-Thru | - | |
Compute | - |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Sextet
Ornette Coleman (as) Mark Oliver (sax) Martin Anllet (key) Carlos Jones (syn) Ronny Doleyton (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b, g, key, d, vo) Faneita Johnson, Lawrence Newton (vo)NYC, 1985
So Tranquilizin' | Gramavision 18 8310 1 | |
Jet Set | - | |
About The Money | - | |
All Things Most Change | - | |
Be My Girl | - | |
Take It To The Top | - | |
All My Love | - | |
Energize Me | - |
1987
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as, ts) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)NYC, February, 1987
Music News | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85008 | |
Mother Of The Veil | - | |
The Art Of Love Is Happiness | - | |
Latin Genetics | - | |
Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow | - | |
Listen Up | - | |
Feel Music | - | |
Space Church | - | |
Cloning | - | |
In All Languages | - | |
Biosphere | - | |
Story Tellers | - | |
Space Warriors | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as, ts) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, February, 1987
Peace Warriors | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85008 | |
Feet Music | - | |
Africa Is The Mirror Of Colors | - | |
Word For Bird | - | |
Space Church | - | |
Latin Genetics | - | |
In All Languages | - | |
Sound Manual | - | |
Mother Of The Veil | - | |
Cloning | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time With Jerry Garcia
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jerry Garcia (g -1,6,7) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (b) Calvin Weston (d) Denardo Coleman (d, key)NYC, October, 1987
1. | 3 Wishes | Portrait PRT 44301 |
2. | Bourgeois Boogie | - |
3. | Happy Hour | - |
4. | Virgin Beauty | - |
5. | Healing The Feeling | - |
6. | Singing In The Shower | - |
7. | Desert Players | - |
8. | Honeymooners | - |
9. | Chanting | - |
10. | Spelling The Alphabet | - |
11. | Unknown Artist | - |
1988
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)Volksbuhne, East Berlin, East Germany, June 5, 1988
Song X | Repertoire (G) RR 4905-CC | |
Music News | - | |
Chanting | - | |
Honeymoon | - | |
Realing The Feeling | - | |
Singing In The Shower | - | |
Dancing In Your Head | - | |
Bourgeoise Boogie | - |
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Pat Metheny (el-g, comp) and others"Montreal Jazz Festival", Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7, 1988
unknown title | no label no number |
1990 (The age of 60)
Al MacDowell Quintet
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Jack O'Neil (sax) Bernard Wright (key) Jeff Ciampa (g) Al MacDowell (b, key, el-d) Lizette (vo)NYC, 1990
Come See Tomorrow | Gramavision R2 79450 |
1991
Howard Shore And The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ornette Coleman (as, comp) Barre Phillips (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Howard Shore (comp, cond) The London Philharmonic OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, August, 1991
Naked Lunch | Milan (It) 35614 2 | |
Hauser And O'Brien / Bugpowder | - | |
Mugwumps | - | |
Centipede | - | |
The Black Meat | - | |
Simpatico / Misterioso | - | |
Fadela's Coven | - | |
Interzone Suite | - | |
William Tell | - | |
Mujahaddin | - | |
Intersong | - | |
Dr. Benway | - | |
Clark Nova | - | |
Dies | - | |
Ballad/Joan | - | |
Cloquet's Parrots / Midnight Sunrise | - | |
Nothing Is True | - | |
Everything Is Permitted | - | |
Welcome To Annexia | - | |
Writeman | - |
1995 (The age of 65)
Yochk'o Seffer
Ornette Coleman (as) Yochk'o Seffer (sax) Debora Seffer (vln) Didier Levallet (b) Tony Marsh (d)November, 1995
Lonely Woman | Emen 500 822 | |
Invisible | - | |
The Blessing | - | |
Bird Food | - | |
Chippie | - | |
Angel Voice | - | |
Jayne | - | |
Denise K | - | |
Still Something Else | - | |
Call Me Man | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (sax, tp, violin) Dave Bryant (key) Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel (g) Bradley Jones, Al MacDowell (b) Chris Walker (b, key) Denardo Coleman (d) Badal Roy (tabla, per) Avenda Khadija, Moishe Nalm (vo)NYC, 1995
Street Blues | Verve-Harmolodic 527483-2 | |
Search For Life | - | |
Guadalupe | - | |
Bach Prelude | - | |
Sound Is Everywhere | - | |
Miguel Fortune | - | |
La Capella | - | |
OAC | - | |
If I Knew As Much About Yol's | - | |
When Will I See You Again | - | |
Kathelin Gray | - | |
Badal | - | |
Tone Dialing | - | |
Family Reunion | - | |
Local Instinct | - | |
Ying Yang | - |
1996
Geri Allen - Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (as) Geri Allen (p)Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, March 1, 1996
Vertical Flowing | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38297-2 | |
The Eyes Have It | - |
Ornette Coleman - Joachim Kuhn Duo
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, violin) Joachim Kuhn (p)live in Dresden, West Germany, August 31, 1996
Faxing | Verve-Harmolodic 537789-2 | |
House Of Stained Glass | - | |
Refills | - | |
Story Writing | - | |
Three Way To One | - | |
Passion Cultures | - | |
Night Plans | - | |
Cyber Cyber | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (sax, tp, violin) Geri Allen (p) Charnett Moffett (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Lauren Kinhan, Chris Walker (vo -15/28)NYC, 1996
1. | Sound Museum | Verve-Harmolodic 531914-2 |
2. | Monsieur Allard | - |
3. | City Living | - |
4. | What Reason | - |
5. | Home Grown | - |
6. | Stopwatch | - |
7. | Women Of The Veil | - |
8. | P.P. | - |
9. | Biosphere | - |
10. | Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | - |
11. | European Echoes | - |
12. | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | - |
13. | Mob Job | - |
14. | Macho Woman | - |
15. | Sound Museum | Verve-Harmolodic 531657-2 |
16. | Monsieur Allard | - |
17. | City Living | - |
18. | What Reason | - |
19. | Home Grown | - |
20. | Stopwatch | - |
21. | Don't You Know By Now | - |
22. | P.P. | - |
23. | Women Of The Veil | - |
24. | Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | - |
25. | Biosphere | - |
26. | European Echoes | - |
27. | Mob Job | - |
28. | Macho Woman | - |
* Ornette Coleman - Sound Museum: Three Women (Verve-Harmolodic 531657-2)
1997
Rolf Kuhn And Friends With Ornette Coleman
Rolf Kuhn (cl) Ornette Coleman (sax)January, 1997
The Vertical Circle | Intuition INT 3211 2 |
2000 (The age of 70)
Joe Henry
Ornette Coleman (as) Sandra Park (concertmaster, strings) Elizabeth Dyson, Bob Malach, Robert Rinehart (strings) Brad Mehldau (p) Marc Ribot (g) Joe Henry (g, key, per, vo) Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Dave Pilch (b) Brian Blade, Abe Laboriel Jr. (d, per) Steve Barber (cond, orchestral arr)September 7-29, 2000
Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation | Mammoth MR 65507-2 | |
Stop | - | |
Mean Flower | - | |
Struck | - | |
Rough And Tumble | - | |
Lock And Key | - | |
Nico Lost One Small Buddha | - | |
Cold Enough To Cross | - | |
Edgar Bergen | - | |
Scar | - |