Ornette Coleman 2000: Releases and Reissues

Ornette 2000: Releases and Reissues

ornette with haden, higgins, cherry Spring 2000 featured a bumper crop of Ornette Coleman reissues, including some alternate and previously unissued material from classic sessions of the early seventies. Details of these recordings, which were released in mid-April and early May:

The COMPLETE SCIENCE FICTION SESSIONS SONY/COLUMBIA LEGACY 63569. This two CD releases includes the contents of Science Fiction, Columbia 30161, and Broken Shadows, Columbia FC 38029, along with three previously unissued tracks. Released May 2, 2000. Here's a snapshot of what the contributing sessions looked like:

Here's Sony's press release on the reissues: Sony Press Release

ornette at the SciFi session
Photo of Ornette Coleman at the September 1971 Science Fiction sessions by Art Maillet, (c) Sony Music Archives, used by permission

SKIES OF AMERICA SONY/COLUMBIA LEGACY 63568. This single CD appears to be a straight reissue of the LP Skies of America, with the earliest version of Coleman's major symphony. Scheduled release date: May 2, 2000. The session looked like this:

720420 ORNETTE COLEMAN with the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:

Personnel: Coleman, as; undentified drummer; with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Measham
Location: 'EMI Studios', Abbey Road, London, England
Date: Apr 17, 18, 19, and 20 1972
Engineer: Anthony Clark, Mike Fitzhenry

1.	Skies of America	12.	New Anthem
2.	Native Americans	13.	Place in Space
3.	Good Life	14.	Foreigner in a Free Land
4.	Birthdays and Funerals	15.	Silver Screen
5.	Dreams	16.	Poetry
6.	Sounds of Sculpture	17.	Men Who Live in the White House
7.	Holiday for Heroes	18.	Love Life
8.	All of My Life	19.	Military
9.	Dancers	20.	Jam Session
10.	Soul Within Woman	21.	Sunday in America
12.	Artist in America

DANCING IN YOUR HEAD POLYGRAM RECORDS 543519. (UPC: 731454351928). This single CD reissues an A&M LP which combined music from Coleman's January 1973 Morocco visit with the first recording of the Prime Time group. An alternate take of the originally released Morocco title is included; considerably more material from that session remains unissued. Scheduled release date: April 18, 2000. Snapshots of the two sessions:

OTHER RELEASES Other releases we've heard about this spring:

Chappaqua Suite (LEGACY / COLUMBIA 63565). I've seen no information about this release, also scheduled for May 2. It may well be a US version of the European release of the suite, which came out last fall. That release reissued the original LP, with no additional material.
Les Incontournables WEA INTERNATIONAL 34582 (UPC: 95483458226). Judging by the titles, simply a repackaging of early Ornette material from Contemporary and Atlantic. Titles listed for the French release are: The Blessing, Music Always, The Disguise, Just For You, The Sphinx, Una Muy Bonita, Tears Inside, Ramblin', Lorraine, Blues Connotation, Giggin', Alpha, Lonely Woman.
Hot House Flash Music 1662191. I know nothing about this release other than the title, which appears in a list of material at an online store evidently in England (prices in pounds). Any information is welcome...

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