Archival Tape Edition No. 28 § Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz

Rather than easing the listener in, Free Jazz kicks in the doors and refuses to explain itself. On this record, Ornette Coleman abandons conventional structure and lets collective improvisation unfold as a single, unbroken event. Two quartets collide and converse, producing a sound that feels less composed than discovered, raw and urgently alive. The music resists comfort, replacing swing with friction and certainty with risk. The album is named after the then-nascent Free Jazz movement and while critics and fans are divided between love and hate, its place in the Olympus of jazz is undisputed. ORIGINAL TITLE "Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation" SIDE A A1 Free Jazz (Part 1) SIDE B B1 Free Jazz (Part 2) MUSICIANS Bass: Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro(left) Alto saxophone: Ornette Coleman (left) Bass clarinet: Eric Dolphy Drums: Billy Higgins(left), Ed Blackwell Trumpet: Freddie Hubbard, Don Cherry (left) RECORDED TO TAPE December 21st, 1960 Location: Atlantic Studios, New York City Recording Engineer: Tom Dowd Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun BOOKLET CONTENT Containing our traditional collection of all analog print treasures and memorabilia. *The total circulation of this Mastercut release is strictly limited to a maximum total of 999 records. As of today, the following different productions have been released: Production Run #1: 01-50 Learn more about the Mastercut → Due to the fact that our MASTERCUTS are no stock items but cut piece by piece in real time by a small team here in Vienna, we kindly ask for your understanding that based on the overwhelming global demand for our editions production, assembly and delivery of your very personal MASTERCUT treasures can currently take up to 4 weeks. All orders will be processed in the order received without any exceptions. Thank you so much for your patience.