At the "Golden Circle" in Stockholm, Vol. 1

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Description: Recorded in Sweden in 1965, these celebrated recordings marked Ornette Coleman's return to activity following a three-year self-imposed exile from performing in public. In contrast to the compact, earthy swing that characterized his groundbreaking quartet recordings for Atlantic (collected on the vaunted Beauty Is a Rare Thing box), here Coleman projects his speechlike melodicism in paragraphs rather than poems, stretching out as if a creative dam had burst. David Izenzon's agility in the bass's high register and liquid time anchor Coleman's flights of fancy, while Charles Moffett's inventive yet unobtrusive cymbal work adds dr ... (more)

Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
Release date: 25 October 1990
EAN: 0077778422426 UPC: 077778422426

Tags: Jazz (1), M (1), Freejazz (1), Ornette (1)

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