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Found a really nice original Atlantic Lp of this extraordinary album. Humpty Dumpty is the funkiest, most groovin track! Charlie Haden lays it down. Quite brilliant. The addition of Ed Blackwell just takes the whole quartet to another level. His drums on Poise are beautiful.
Also Chappaqua Suite. Wonderful and you know what, the David Izenzon, Charles Moffett trio rivals the quartet IMO. made for an obscure art house movie by Conrad Rooks, though never used, and judging by the stills I may have seen it in the distant past
And ..and ..and Town Hall 1962 on a quite luscious Fontana pressing. Superb. Always gets bad press I assume because of the string quartet track. Didn't sound too bad to me. The best recorded example of Ornette's tone I've ever heard. I wonder if he was playing the plastic sax?
I love Ornette Coleman's music! A 20 century genius.
John
[This message was edited by John C on SUNDAY 24 February 2002 at 23:48.]
Posted on: 24 February 2002 by ken c
Found a really nice original Atlantic Lp of this extraordinary album.where did you find the vinyl(i assume) from?
i have the atlantic cd. oh man, great album!! those guys were possessed or something. that line up!! -- made for each other would you not say ??
you've made my day! good night...
enjoy
Posted on: 25 February 2002 by Thomas K
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For all you virgins...
That would be me, Joel. I'll give it a go.
BTW, Coleman contributed a haunting solo on the opening track of Joe Henry's latest album, "Scar". The track is entitled "Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation" (that alone should make you curious), and the album is one of the best discoveries I made last year.
Thomas
Posted on: 26 February 2002 by John C
I must get the Litwieler book.
Anyone into Ornette should also consider Don Cherry's Blue Notes, Complete Communion, Symphony for Improvisers and Where is Brooklyn.Great music.
Now who else likes Archie Shepp?
John.A
Posted on: 27 February 2002 by richard goldsmith
That looks like a UK Atlantic Pressing by the cover - am I correct? (trainspotter me)
Posted on: 28 February 2002 by John C
You do ofcourse realise I have never taken a single photo in my life? The power of internet I'm afraid.
Richard Goldsmith, my copy is American and has a red "stereo" in top R corner.
Archie Shepp, if you don't have Four for Trane or The Way Ahead, both on Impulse, you need a trip down to the record store.
John.
Posted on: 14 March 2002 by John C
Definitely a good place to start or Joel's suggestion of This is our Music .
I assume you mean the new RVG CD releases. After extensive and pointless AB testing I have concluded that my Liberty era LP reissues are far better.They are tricky to find though.
John
Posted on: 14 March 2002 by Peter Stockwell
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Originally posted by John C:
Definitely a good place to start or Joel's suggestion of This is our Music .I assume you mean the new RVG CD releases. After extensive and pointless AB testing I have concluded that my Liberty era LP reissues are far better.They are tricky to find though.
John
Dunno, if they (vol I & II) are RVG editions, but they are to be released next week and I can get them for about 8€50 from ..
Amazon France
which is probably a lot cheaper than the LPs ?
Peter
Posted on: 23 March 2002 by stephenjohn
New to Ornette Coleman. A friend lent this to me early in the week.
Cacophony at first. I thought it was mad. On the 3rd/4th hearing it made me laugh out loud. After the 6th I was hearing it in my head. Brilliant. After the 7th playing I bought it from Amazon.
Steve
