Cover of Free Jazz

The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

Free Jazz

1961 Free Jazz
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Tracklist

  1. A Free Jazz (Part 1) 19:55
  2. B Free Jazz (Part 2) 16:28

Musicians

Also credited

Also credited. Design (Album): Loring Eutemey. Engineer (Recording): Tom Dowd. Liner Notes: Martin Williams. Supervised By: Nesuhi Ertegun.

Release notes

FREE JAZZ was recorded in one uninterrupted “take” of 36 minutes 23 seconds and transfered to record without any overdubs made.
It is exactly as heard in the studio during the performance of the Ornette Coleman Double Quartet.

On stereo Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Scott LaFaro and Billy Higgins are heard on the left channel, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell are heard right.

Stereo version with blue and green vinyl label that features a “white fan logo” on a black background. Packaged in a heavy cardboard gatefold sleeve.

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