Beauty Is a Rare Thing

Ornette Coleman · 1961 · Pièce lente, sept minutes

Context

Track from This Is Our Music, recorded in July and August 1960 in New York for Atlantic (7 min 13 s). It is Coleman's first album with drummer Ed Blackwell, who replaces Billy Higgins.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

By the same artist

• Blues Connotation (1961)
• Humpty Dumpty (Ornette Coleman) (1961)
• Free Jazz (1960)
• Lonely Woman (1959)
• Eventually (1959)
• Peace (1959)

Sources

• EN: This Is Our Music (Ornette Coleman album)

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