Ornette Coleman 2000: Discographical Details

Ornette 2000: Discographical Details

Herewith some discographical snapshots (extracted from Ornette Coleman 1958-1979: A Discography, (c) 1980, 1982, 1983 by David Wild and Michael Cuscuna), showing the sessions which make up the new reissues described on the previous page. The first four sessions make up The COMPLETE SCIENCE FICTION SESSIONS SONY/COLUMBIA LEGACY 63569, released in May 2000. This two CD releases includes the contents of Science Fiction, Columbia 30161, and Broken Shadows, Columbia FC 38029, along with three previously unissued tracks: Written Word, an alternate take of Street Woman, and an "alternate mix" of Civilization Day.

The second set of sessions make up 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

710909 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUPS:

Personnel: Coleman, as; Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford, tp; Dewey Redman, ts; Charlie Haden, b; Billy Higgins, Ed, Blackwell, dr.
Location: 'CBS Studio E', NYC
Date: September 9 1971
Engineer:

a. "Happy House" (O. Coleman) 9:45: Col FC38029
b. "Broken Shadows" (O. Coleman) 6:40: Col FC38029
c. "Written Word" (O. Coleman): Col [CD] C2K63569
d. "Elizabeth" (O. Coleman) 10:24: Col FC38029

Personnel: Coleman, Cherry, Haden, and Higgins only (Bradford, Redman, Blackwell out).
Location: Same date and session

e. "Civilization Day" (O. Coleman) 6:02: Col KC31061
f. "Country Town Blues" (O. Coleman) 6:23: Col FC38029
g. "Street Woman" (O. Coleman) 6:45: Col KC31061

Personnel: Coleman, Bradford, Redman, Haden and Blackwell only (Cherry and Higgins out).
Location: Same date and session

h. "School Work" (O. Coleman) 6:38: Col FC38029
i. "School Work" (AT) (O. Coleman) 6:38: Col FC38029
j. "The Jungle Is A Skyscraper" (O. Coleman) 5:25: Col KC31061
k. "Law Years" (O. Coleman) 5:29: Col KC31061

NOTE:Columbia files erroneously dated this session as Nov 9 1971. 710909h is also known as "The Good Life", "Tutti" and "Theme from a Symphony". 710909h is Take 2 of the title; the alternate is Take 3. An "alternate mix" of 710909e is included on the CD release.

710910 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Personnel: Coleman, as, tp; Don Cherry, pocket tp; Bobby Bradford, tp; Dewey Redman, ts; Charlie Haden, b; Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, dr; David Henderson, vcll (poet reciter); Asha Puthli, vcl.
Location: 'CBS Studio E', NYC
Date: Sep 10, 1971
Engineer:

a. "What Reason Could I Give?" (O. Coleman): Col unissued
b. "All My Life" (O. Coleman): Col unissued
c. "Science Fiction" (O. Coleman) 5:05: Col KC31061
d. "Light House" (O. Coleman): Col unissued

NOTE:Columbia files errroneously date this session Nov 10 1971. The seven musicians perform on all titles. Henderson is heard with them on 710910c; Puthli is heard and 710910a and b. Coleman played trumpet on 710910a. Details on 710910d are not available.

710913 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Collective Personnel: Gerard Schwarg, Carmon Fornaroto, tp; Coleman, as, tp, vln; Dewey Redman, ts, musette; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, dr; Asha Puthli, vcl.
Location: 'CBS Studio E', NYC
Date: Sep 13, 1971
Engineer:

a. "What Reason Could I Give?" (O. Coleman) 3:01: Col KC31061
b. "All My Life" (O. Coleman) 4:00: Col KC31061
c. "Rock The Clock" (O. Coleman) 4:52: Col KC31061

NOTE:All listed personnel are heard on 710913a and 710913b. Personnel on 710913c is Coleman, Redman, Haden and Blackwell.

720907 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Personnel: Coleman, as; Dewey Redman, ts; Cedar Walton, p; Jim Hall, gtr; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, dr; Webster Armstrong, vcl.
Location: Columbia Studios NYC
Date: Sep 7, 1972
Engineer:

a. "Good Girl Blues" (O. Coleman): Col rejected
b. "Is It Forever" (O. Coleman): Col rejected
c. "Rubber Gloves" (O. Coleman) 3:22: Col FC38029

NOTE:720907a is the same composition as 730909d.

720908 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Personnel: Coleman, as; Dewey Redman, ts; Cedar Walton, p; Jim Hall, gtr; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, dr; Webster Armstrong, vcl; unidentified woodwind quintet (oboe, bassoon, French horn, flute, clarinet)
Location: Columbia Studios NYC
Date: Sep 8, 1972
Engineer:

a. "Good Girl Blues" (O. Coleman) 3:03: Col FC38029
b. "Is It Forever" (O. Coleman) 4:48: Col FC38029

730100 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Collective Personnel: Coleman, as, tp, electric vln; Robert Palmer, cl, wood flute; The Master Musicians of Joujouka, including pipes players, flute players, three lutanists, vln, drummers.
Location: Joujouka, Morocco
Date: Jan 1973
Engineer:

a. "Midnight Sunrise" (O. Coleman) 4:28: A&M/Hor SP-722
b. "Midnight Sunrise" AT (O. Coleman): OC unissued
c. "Music from the Cave" (O. Coleman): OC unissued
d. "Other Untitled Originals" (O. Coleman): OC unissued

NOTE:According to Palmer, these recording sessions spanned three days in January 1973. Sufficient material for three albums was recorded, using various combinations of the village's players.

751200 ORNETTE COLEMAN GROUP:

Personnel: Coleman, as; Bern Nix, Charlie Ellerbee, gtr; Rudy MacDaniel, b; Ronald Shannon Jackson, dr.
Location: 'Barclay Studios' Paris France
Date: Dec 1975
Engineer:

a. "Theme from a Symphony: Variation One" (O. Coleman) 15:38: AM/ Hor SP-722
b. "Theme from a Symphony: Variation Two" (A&M/HOR SP-722) 11:05: AM/ Hor SP-722

NOTE:Other titles probably recorded at the same session appeared on Artist House AH-1. Rudy MacDaniel also known as Jamaaladeen Tacuma.

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