Lonely Woman

Ornette Coleman · 1959

Context

Opening the album The Shape of Jazz to Come, this Ornette Coleman composition was covered as early as 1962 by the Modern Jazz Quartet, one of the first recorded tributes to his repertoire. It has since been covered many times, including vocally, from Charlie Haden to Brad Mehldau, and opens the album that made the quartet's reputation.

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

• Free Jazz (1960)
• Dancing in Your Head (1977)
• Sleep Talk (1979)

Sources

• EN: Lonely Woman (composition)
• EN: The Shape of Jazz to Come

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