Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet · 1960 · rec. Dec. 21, 1960

Context

Recorded in a single take, this "double quartet" places two full groups in the left and right stereo channels. It offers a collective improvisation of about 37 minutes, punctuated by brief written fanfares. It gave its name to the movement and served as a model for large free jazz ensembles, including Coltrane's Ascension.

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

• Lonely Woman (1959)
• Dancing in Your Head (1977)
• Sleep Talk (1979)

Sources

• EN: Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation

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