Ornette Coleman Discography
1958 (age 28)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Walter Norris (piano) Don Payne (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 1958
| Invisible | Contemporary C 3551 | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Jayne | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Walter Norris (piano) Don Payne (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, February 22, 1958
| Chippie | Contemporary C 3551 | |
| The Disguise | - | |
| Angel Voice | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Walter Norris (piano) Don Payne (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, March 24, 1958
| Alpha | Contemporary C 3551 | |
| When Will The Blues Leave | - | |
| The Sphinx | - |
Paul Bley Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Paul Bley (piano) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October, 1958
| Klactoveesedstene | America (F) 30 AM 6120 | |
| I Remember Harlem | - | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Free | - |
= Inner City IC 1007 Paul Bley/Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Charlie Haden/Billy Higgins - Live At The Hilcrest Club 1958
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Paul Bley (piano) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnel"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October-November, 1958
| When Will The Blues Leave | Improvising Artists Inc. IAI 37.38.52 | |
| Crossroads | - | |
| Ramblin' | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
1959
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Red Mitchell (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1959
| Lorraine | Contemporary M 3569 |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Red Mitchell (bass) Shelly Manne (drums): same personnelLos Angeles, CA, February 23, 1959
| Turnaround | Contemporary M 3569 | |
| Endless | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Percy Heath (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, March 9 & 10, 1959
| Tomorrow Is The Question | Contemporary M 3569 | |
| Tears Inside | - | |
| Mind And Time | - | |
| Compassion | - | |
| Giggin' | - | |
| Rejoicing | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
| 3507 | Focus On Sanity | Atlantic LP 1317 |
| 3508 | Chronology (Step In) | - |
| 3509 | Peace | - |
| 3510 | Congeniality (Nomad) | - |
| 3511 | Lonely Woman | Atlantic LP 1317, SD 1558 |
| 3512 | Monk And The Nun | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 3513 | Just For You | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 3514 | Eventually | Atlantic LP 1317 |
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman
* Atlantic SD 1588, SD 8810 Ornette Coleman - Twins
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers
Ornette Coleman - Don Cherry Sextet
Don Cherry (cornet) Kent McGarity (trombone, bass trombone) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Steve Kuhn or Ron Brown (piano) Larry Ridley (bass) Barry Greenspan (drums)Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959
| The Sphinx | Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2, RJD 513 | |
| Inn Tune | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 513 Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Kenny Dorham - Lenox School Of Jazz Concert
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)NYC, October 8, 1959
| 3865 | Una Muy Bonita | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558, SD 2-316 |
| 3866 | Bird Food | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3867 | Change Of The Century | - |
| 3868 | Untitled Original, No. 1 (Music Always) | Atlantic (J) P 10085 |
| 3869 | The Face Of The Bass | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 4922 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1 | Atlantic 5008 |
| 4923 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 2 | - |
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman
* Atlantic SD 2-316 Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary
* Atlantic (J) P 10085 Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Atlantic 5008 Ornette Coleman - Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1&2
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnelNYC, October 9, 1959
| 3870 | Forerunner | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3871 | Untitled Original, No. 4 | unissued |
| 3872 | Free | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3873 | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 3874 | Ramblin' | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558 |
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman
1960 (age 30)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)NYC, July 19, 1960
| 4723 | Untitled, No. 1 (Little Symphony) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 4724 | Untitled, No. 2 (Kaleidoscope) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4725 | Untitled, No. 3 | Atlantic unissued |
| 4726 | Untitled, No. 4 | - |
| 4727 | Untitled, No. 5 (Blues Connotation) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4728 | Untitled, No. 6 | Atlantic unissued |
| 4729 | Untitled, No. 7 | - |
| P.S. Unless One Has | Atlantic (J) P 10085 | |
| The Tribes Of New York | Rhino R2 71410 | |
| Rise And Shine | - | |
| Mr. And Mrs. People | - | |
| I Heard It Over The Radio | - | |
| Revolving Doors | - |
* Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353 Ornette Coleman - This Is Our Music
* Atlantic (J) P 10085 Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Rhino R2 71410 Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums): same personnelNYC, July 26, 1960
| 4734 | Untitled, No. 1 (Joy Of A Toy) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 4735 | Untitled, No. 2 (Brings Goodness) | Atlantic (J) P 10085 |
| 4736 | Untitled, No. 3 (Humpty Dumpty) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4737 | Untitled, No. 4 (The Fifth Of Beethoven) | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 4738 | Untitled, No. 5 (Moon Inhabitants) | - |
| 4739 | Untitled, No. 6 (The Legend Of Bebop) | - |
| 4740 | Untitled, No. 7 | unissued |
| 4741 | Embraceable You | Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1558 |
| 4742 | Down | unissued |
| To Us All | Atlantic (J) P 10085 | |
| Some Other | - | |
| Motive For Its Use | - |
* Atlantic (J) P 10085 Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353 Ornette Coleman - This Is Our Music
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums): same personnelNYC, August 2, 1960
| 4764 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4765 | Folk Tale | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4766 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4767 | Poise | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4768 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4769 | - | - |
| 4770 | - | - |
| 4771 | - | - |
| 4772 | - | - |
| 4773 | Beauty Is A Rare Thing | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4774 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4775 | - | - |
| 4776 | - | - |
| 4777 | - | - |
| 4778 | - | - |
| 4779 | - | - |
John Lewis - Gunther Schuller - Jim Hall Orchestra plus The Contemporary String Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (violin) Harry Zaratzian (viola) Joseph Tekula (cello) Jim Hall (guitar) Alvin Brehm, Scott LaFaro (bass) Sticks Evans (drums) Gunther Schuller (composer, arranger, conductor)NYC, December 19, 1960
| 5232 | Abstraction | Atlantic LP 1365 |
John Lewis - Gunther Schuller - Jim Hall Orchestra plus The Contemporary String Quartet
Robert DiDomenica (flute) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (violin) Harry Zaratzian (viola) Joseph Tekula (cello) Eddie Costa (vibraphone) Bill Evans (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) George Duvivier, Scott LaFaro (bass) Sticks Evans (drums) Gunther Schuller (arranger, conductor)NYC, December 20, 1960
| 5236 | Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV | Atlantic LP 1365 |
Ornette Coleman Octet
Don Cherry (pocket trumpet) Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro (bass) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (drums)NYC, December 21, 1960
| 5247-1? | The First Take (Free Jazz (alt. take)) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 5247 | Free Jazz, Pt. 1 | Atlantic LP 1364 |
| - | Free Jazz, Pt. 2 | - |
* Atlantic LP 1364, SD 1364 Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
1961
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Scott LaFaro (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)NYC, January 31, 1961
| 5316 | Untitled | Atlantic unissued |
| 5317 | W.R.U. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5318 | Check Up | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 5319 | T&T | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5320 | C&D | Atlantic LP 1378, SD 1558 |
| 5321 | R.P.D.D. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5322 | The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| Proof Readers | Rhino R2 71410 |
* Atlantic SD 1588, SD 8810 Ornette Coleman - Twins
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers
* Rhino R2 71410 Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (pocket trumpet) Ornette Coleman (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)NYC, March 22, 1961
| 5417 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 5418 | Eos | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5419 | Ecars | unissued |
| 5420 | Cross Breeding | - |
| 5421 | Untitled Original | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (pocket trumpet) Ornette Coleman (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums): same personnelNYC, March 27, 1961
| 5427 | Enfant | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5428 | Ecars | - |
| 5429 | Eos | unissued |
| 5430 | Cross Breeding | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5431 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 5432 | Harlem's Manhattan | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 5433 | Mapa | unissued |
| 5434 | Harlem's Manhattan | - |
| 5435 | Ecars | - |
| 5436 | Mapa | Atlantic LP 1394 |
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers
1962
String Quartet
Selwart Clarke, Nathan Goldstein (violin) Julian Barber (viola) Kermit Moore (cello)"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
| Dedication To Poets And Writers | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 |
* ESP-Disk' ESP 1006, ESPCD 1006 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone -1/3,5/10) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums -1/3,5/10)"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
| 1. | Story Teller | Blue Note BLP 4210 |
| 2. | Sadness | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' 4506, ESP 1006 |
| 3. | The Ark | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 |
| 4. | Taurus | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
| 5. | I Don't Love You | Blue Note BLP 4210 |
| 6. | Children's Books | - |
| 7. | Architecture | - |
| 8. | Play It Straight | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
| 9. | Doughnut | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 |
| 10. | Just For You | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
* Blue Note BLP 4211 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall, Vol. 2 (not released)
* ESP-Disk' ESP 1006, ESPCD 1006 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962
* ESP-Disk' 4506 Ornette Coleman - Sadness b/w Albert Ayler - Holy Family
Nappy Allen's Rhythm And Blues Trio
Chris Towns (piano) Nappy Allen (guitar) Barney Richardson (bass)"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
| Blues Misused | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
1965 (age 35)
Ornette Coleman Quartet With Joseph Tekula Band
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet) Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums) Joseph Tekula (director) unidentified large studio bandNYC, June 15, 16 & 17, 1965
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 1 | Columbia 66203 | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 2 | - | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 3 | - | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 4 | - |
The Virtuoso Ensemble
Edward Walker (flute) Derek Wickers (oboe) John Burden (English horn) Cecil James (bassoon) Sidney Fell (clarinet) Ornette Coleman (supervisor)"Fairfield Halls", Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
| Sounds And Forms For Wind Quintet | Freedom (E) FLP 40102 |
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51503 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<1>>
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums)"Fairfield Halls", Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
| Sadness | Freedom (E) FLP 40102 | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - | |
| Falling Stars | Freedom (E) FLP 40103 | |
| Silence | - | |
| Happy Fool | - | |
| Ballad | - | |
| Doughnuts | - |
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51503 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<1>>
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
* Freedom (E) FLP 40103 Ornette Coleman In Europe, Vol. 2
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51504 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<2>>
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums): same personnel"Salle De La Mutualite", Paris, France, 2nd set, November 4, 1965
| Sadness | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22 | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Fallin' Stars | - | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums): same personnel"Tivolis Koncertsal", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 30, 1965
| Lonely Woman | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 131 | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - | |
| Sadness | - | |
| Falling Stars | - | |
| Interview | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (producer)"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 1965
| tk.1 | The Blessing | rejected |
| tk.2 | Dee Dee | - |
| tk.3 | Faces And Places | unissued |
| 1691 tk.4 | Antiques | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.5 | Dawn | rejected |
| tk.6 | European Echoes | - |
| tk.7 | The Riddle | unissued |
| 1692 tk.8 | Morning Song | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.9 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | rejected |
| tk.10 | Dee Dee | - |
| 1693 tk.11 | Dawn | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
* Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224, CDP 7 84224-2 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (producer): same personnel"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, afternoon set, December 4, 1965
| tk.12 | Dee Dee | rejected |
| tk.13 | Faces And Places | - |
| 1694 tk.14 | European Echoes | Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 89904 |
| tk.15 | Dawn | unissued |
| tk.16 | The Riddle | rejected |
| tk.17 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | - |
| tk.18 | Morning Song | unissued |
| tk.19 | Antiques | rejected |
| tk.20 | The Clergyman (Clergyman's Dream) | - |
* Blue Note BST 89904 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1959-1969
= Blue Note BN-LA 160-G2 Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 3
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (producer): same personnel"Gyllene Cirkeln", Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, December 4, 1965
| tk.21 | Dawn | rejected |
| tk.22 | Dee Dee | unissued |
| tk.23 | Faces And Places | rejected |
| tk.24 | European Echoes | - |
| 1695 tk.25 | The Riddle | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.26 | Antiques | unissued |
| 1696 tk.27 | Dee Dee | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
| 1697 tk.28 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| 1698 tk.29 | Faces And Places | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
| tk.30 | Morning Song | unissued |
| tk.32 | European Echoes | - |
| tk.33 | Dee Dee | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224, CDP 7 84224-2 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1
1966
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums)Paris, France, early 1966
| January | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5006 | |
| Sortie Le Conqard | - | |
| Dans La Neige | - | |
| The Changes | - | |
| Better Get Yourself Another Self | - | |
| The Duel-Two Psychic Lovers And Eating Time | - | |
| The Lovers And The Alchemist (The Mis-Used Blues) | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007 | |
| The Poet | - | |
| Wedding Day And Fuzz | - | |
| Fuzz / Feast / Breakout / European Echoes / Alone And The Arrest | - |
= Affinity (E) AFFD 102 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy
* Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy, Vol. 2
= Affinity (E) AFFD 102 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums): same personnelCopenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 1966
| Lonely Woman | BEAT 1 | |
| Falling Stars | - | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Charlie Haden (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums) Frank Wolff (producer)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1966
| 1780 tk.1 | The Empty Foxhole | Blue Note BLP 4246 |
| 1781 tk.2 | Freeway Express | - |
| 1782 tk.5 | Zig Zag | - |
| 1783 tk.8 | Faithful | - |
| 1784 tk.9 | Sound Gravitations | - |
| 1785 tk.12 | Good Old Days | - |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums, vibraphone)NYC, 1966
| Faces And Places | Vap (J) VPLR 70353 | |
| Sadness | - | |
| Morning Song | - | |
| Bass Improvisation, I | - | |
| Morning Song (alt. take) | - | |
| Bass Improvisation, II | - | |
| Alone And Arrest | - | |
| European Echoes | - | |
| European Echoes (alt. take) | - |
1967
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums)"Village Theatre", NYC, March 17, 1967
| The Little Symphony | unissued | |
| Just For You | - | |
| A Capella For Three Wise Men And A Saint | - | |
| Buddha Lives | - | |
| Love And Sex | - | |
| Atavism | - | |
| European Echoes | - |
The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Ornette Coleman (trumpet, composer) Mason Jones (French horn) Murray Panitz (flute, piccolo flute) John DeLancre (oboe, English horn) Barnard Garfield (bassoon) Anthony Gigliotti (clarinet, bass clarinet)"Village Theatre", NYC, March 17, 1967
| URA1-1475 | Form And Sounds | RCA Victor LPM 2982 |
Jackie McLean Quintet
Ornette Coleman (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone) Lamont Johnson (piano) Scott Holt (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1967
| 1864 tk.6 | Old Gospel | Blue Note BLP 4262 |
| 1865 tk.9 | Strange As It Seems | - |
| 1866 tk.10 | Lifetime: Offspring / Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End | - |
The Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia Quartet
Stuart Canin, William Steck (violin) Carlton Cooley (viola) William Stokking (cello) Ornette Coleman (supervisor)NYC, March 31, 1967
| URA1-1494 | Space Flight | RCA Victor LPM 2982 |
| URA1-1495 | Saints And Soldiers | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (bass) Charles Moffett (drums)"St. Peter's Lutheran Church", NYC, July 21, 1967
| Holiday For A Graveyard | Flying Dutchman (Du) FD 104 |
1968
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)"Teatro Lirico", Milan, Italy, February 5, 1968
| Tutti | Jazz Up (It) JU 310; Moon (It) MCD 044-2 | |
| Three Wisemen And The Saint | - | |
| New York | - |
* Moon (It) MCD 044-2 Ornette Coleman - Languages
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, shanai) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
| Lonely Woman | Passport (It) LPPS 11.116 | |
| Mousieur Le Prince | - | |
| Forgotten Children | - | |
| Buddah Blues | - |
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Ornette Coleman (trumpet, violin) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) Yoko Ono (vocals)"Royal Albert Hall", London, England, February 29, 1968
| Emotion Modulation (A.O.S.) | Apple SAPCOR 17 | |
| Sunrise | unissued | |
| Forgotten Children | - | |
| Long Time No See | - | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Hight Abhbury | - | |
| Buddha Blues | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)A&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| 2099 tk.2 | We Now Interrupt For A Commercial | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| tk.7 | Love Call (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
| 3000 tk.8 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3001 tk.12 | Open To The Public | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| 3002 tk.14/15 | Toy Dance | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3003 tk.16 | Check Out Time (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
| 3004 tk.18 | Airborne | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| tk.19 | Broadway Blues (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84287-2 |
* Blue Note BST 84356, CDP 7 84356-2 Ornette Coleman - Love Call
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums): same personnelA&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
| 3018 tk.4 | Love Call | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| 3019 tk.5 | Round Trip | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3017 tk.7 | Just For You | Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2 |
| 3016 tk.12/16 | Broadway Blues | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| tk.13 | Check Out Time | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| tk.14 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
* Blue Note BST 84287, CDP 7 84287-2 Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now!, Vol. 1
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums)NYC, July 16, 1968
| C.O.D. | Impulse! AS 9178 | |
| Rainbows | - | |
| New York | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - |
1969
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet, Indian flute) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Charlie Haden (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums)"New York University", NYC, March 22, 1969
| Broken Shadows | Impulse! AS 9187 | |
| Comme It Faut | - | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Space Jungle | - | |
| Trouble In The East | - | |
| Whom Do You Work For | unissued | |
| The Anthem | - |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Emanuel Ghent (electronic devices) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)NYC, July, 1969
| 91045 | Man On The Moon | Impulse! 45-275 |
| 91046 | Growing Up | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, Arabic oboe) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)"Blizen Festival", Belgium, August 24, 1969
| As It Should Be | Moon (It) MLP 022-1 | |
| Space Jungle | - | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Broken Shadows | - | |
| Countdown | - |
1970 (age 40)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)NYC, early 1970
| Ornette's Suite, Pt. 1 | Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5248 | |
| Ornette's Suite, Pt. 2 | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) unknown (vocals -2)"Prince Street", NYC, February 14, 1970
| 1. | Friends And Neighbors | Flying Dutchman (Du) FD 123 |
| 2. | - | - |
| 3. | Long Time No See | - |
| 4. | Let's Play | - |
| 5. | Forgotten Songs | - |
| 6. | Tomorrow | - |
Louis Armstrong And His Friends
Thad Jones (trumpet) Jimmy Owens (flugelhorn) Garnett Brown (trombone) Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone) Frank Owens (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Pretty Purdie (drums) Louis Armstrong (vocals) Ornette Coleman (backing vocals)NYC, May 10, 1970
| We Shall Overcome | Flying Dutchman (Du) FD 12009 | |
| Give Peace A Chance | - |
1971
Alice Coltrane Trio With Strings
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalish (violin) Alice Coltrane (organ, harp, string arranger) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Ornette Coleman (transcription)Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6, 1971
| Universal Consciousness | Impulse! AS 9210 | |
| Oh, Allah | Impulse! AS 9210, AS 9232-2 |
* Impulse! AS 9232-2 Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space
Alice Coltrane Quintet With Strings
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalish (violin) Alice Coltrane (organ, harp, string arranger) Tulsi (tambura) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Jack DeJohnette, Clifford Jarvis (drums) Ornette Coleman (transcription): add Tulsi (tambura) Clifford Jarvis (drums)Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6 or May 14, 1971
| Hare Krishna | Impulse! AS 9210 |
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry (pocket trumpet -1/7) Bobby Bradford (trumpet -1/4,8/11) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone -1/4,8/11) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums -1/4,8/11) Billy Higgins (drums -1/7)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 9, 1971
| 1. CO112012 | Happy House | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 2. CO112013 | Broken Shadow | - |
| 3. CO112014 | Written Word | unissued |
| 4. CO112015 | Elizabeth | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 5. CO112016 | Civilization Day | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 6. CO112017 | Country Town Blues | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 7. CO112018 | Street Woman | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 8. CO112019 | School Work | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 9. - | School Work (alt. take) | - |
| 10. CO112020 | The Jungle Is A Skyscraper | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 11. CO112021 | Law Years | - |
* Columbia KC 31061 Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry (pocket trumpet) Bobby Bradford (trumpet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (drums) Asha Puthli (vocals) David Henderson (poet recitation)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 10, 1971
| CO112022 | What Reason Could I Give | unissued |
| CO112023 | All My Life | - |
| CO112024 | Science Fiction | Columbia KC 31061 |
| CO112025 | Light House | unissued |
Ornette Coleman Septet
Carmon Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarg (trumpet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, oboe musette) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (drums) Asha Puthli (vocals)Columbia Studio E, NYC, October 13, 1971
| What Reason Could I Give | Columbia KC 31061 | |
| All My Life | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, oboe musette) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
| Announcement | Jazz Door (G) JD 12112 | |
| Street Woman | - | |
| Whom Do You Work For | - | |
| Written Word | - | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, oboe musette) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums): same personnel"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Street Woman | Unique Jazz UJ 13 | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Whom Do You Work For | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - | |
| Written Word | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, oboe musette) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums): same personnelParis, France, late 1971
| Second Fiction | Trio (J) PA 7169/70 | |
| Summer-Thang | - | |
| 14 Juillet | - | |
| Fantasy 77 | - | |
| Reminiscence | - | |
| All Day Affair | - | |
| Silhouette | - |
1972
Ornette Coleman Quartet With London Symphony Orchestra
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, composer) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, oboe) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) David Measham (conductor) The London Symphony OrchestraLondon, England, May, 1972
| Skies Of America, Pt. 1: Skys Of America / Native Americans / The Good Life / Birthdays And Funerals / Dreams Sounds Of Sculpture / Holiday For Heroes / All Of My Life / Dancers / The Soul / Within Woman / The Artist In America | Columbia KC 31562 | |
| Skies Of America, Pt. 2: The New Anthem / Place In Space / Foreigner In A Free Land / Silver Screen / Poetry / The Men Who Live In The White House / Live Life / The Military / Jam Session / Sunday In America | - |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) Webster Armstrong (vocals)Columbia Studios, NYC, September 7, 1972
| Good Girl Blues | rejected | |
| Is It Forever | - | |
| Rubber Gloves | Columbia FC 38029 |
Ornette Coleman Sextet
unidentified woodwind quintet (oboe, bassoon, French horn, flute, clarinet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) Webster Armstrong (vocals)Columbia Studios, NYC, September 8, 1972
| Good Girl Blues | Columbia FC 38029 | |
| Is It Forever | - |
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums)"Artists House", NYC, September 22, 1972
| The Original Theme | J For Jazz JFJ 803 | |
| Rack Jimping Roy | - | |
| Starting The Case | - | |
| Involvement | - | |
| Protest | - |
1973
Ornette Coleman With The Master Musicians Of Jajouka
Robert Palmer (clarinet, wood flute) Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, electric violin) The Master Musicians Of Jajouka (pipes, flute, three lutanists, violin, drums)Jajouka, Morocco, January, 1973
| Midnight Sunrise | Horizon 21 | |
| Midnight Sunrise (alt. take) | A&M 314 543 519-2 | |
| Music From The Cave | Horizon unissued | |
| Other Untitled Originals | - |
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) and others1973
| unknown title | Sub Rose/Sub CD 006 |
1974
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) James "Blood" Ulmer (guitar) Norris Sirone Jones (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)NYC, spring 1974
| Tutti | Craws no number | |
| Love Call | - | |
| What Reason Could I Give | - | |
| The Story Of The King And Queen | - | |
| Harloff | - | |
| Comme Il Faut | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - | |
| Something To Listen To | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) James "Blood" Ulmer (guitar) Norris Sirone Jones (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnelItaly, 1974
| unknown title | BAT 2, 3, 4 | |
| Tutti | - | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Something To Listen To | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - | |
| Comme Il Faut | - | |
| What Reason Could I Give | - | |
| Love Call | - |
1975 (age 45)
Claude Nougaro
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Maurice Vander (piano) Luigi Trussardi (bass) Charles Bellonzi (drums) Claude Nougaro (vocals)Paris, France, December, 1975
| Gloria | Barclay (F) 90025 |
1976
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass)NYC, March 21, 1976
| O.C. | Horizon 11 |
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass): same personnelNYC, December 19, 1976
| The Golden Number | Horizon 26 |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums)Paris, France, December 19, 1976
| Voice Poetry | Artists House AH 1 | |
| Home Grown | - | |
| Macho Woman | - | |
| Fou Amour | - | |
| European Echoes | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Rudy MacDaniel (bass) Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums)Barclay Studios, Paris, France, December, 1976
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 1) | Horizon 21 | |
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 2) | - |
1977
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman (tenor saxophone, trumpet) Charlie Haden (bass)NYC, January 30, 1977
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Artists House AH 6 | |
| Human Being | - | |
| Soapsuds | - | |
| Sex Spy | - | |
| Some Day | - |
1978
James "Blood" Ulmer Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) James "Blood" Ulmer (guitar) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums)Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1978
| Theme From Captain Black | Artists House AH 7 | |
| Moons Shine | - | |
| Morning Bride | - | |
| Revelation March | - | |
| Woman Coming | - | |
| Nothing To Say | - | |
| Arena | - | |
| Revealing | - |
1979
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (drums)NYC, April 25, 1979
| Sleep Talk | Antilles AN 2001 | |
| Jump Street | - | |
| Him And Her | - | |
| Air Ship | - | |
| What Is The Name Of That Song | - | |
| Job Mob | - | |
| Love Words | - | |
| Times Square | - |
1984 (age 54)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Charles Ellerbee (guitar) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Ron Hoverton (percussion)NYC, 1984
| Dancing In Your Head | Gramavision GR 8303 |
1985 (age 55)
Pat Metheny - Ornette Coleman Quintet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, violin) Pat Metheny (guitar synthesizer, electric guitar) Charlie Haden (bass -1/6,8) Jack DeJohnette (drums -1/6,8) Denardo Coleman (electric drums, percussion -1/6,8)NYC, December 12-14, 1985
| 1. | Song X | Geffen GEFD 924086 2 |
| 2. | Mob Job | - |
| 3. | Endangered Species | - |
| 4. | Video Games | - |
| 5. | Kathelin Gray | - |
| 6. | Trigonometry | - |
| 7. | Song X Duo | - |
| 8. | Long Time No See | - |
Gregory Gelman Ensemble
Larissa Blitz, Gregory Gelman (violin) Alex Deych (viola) Mathew Meister (cello) Denardo Coleman (percussion) Ornette Coleman (supervisor)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
| Prime Design, Time Design | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85002 |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums) Sabir Kamal (drums, percussion)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
| The Know What To Know | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85001 | |
| Harmolodic-Bebop | - | |
| Sex Spy | - | |
| City Living | - | |
| See-Thru | - | |
| Compute | - |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Sextet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Mark Oliver (saxophones) Martin Anllet (keyboards) Carlos Jones (synthesizer) Ronny Doleyton (guitar) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals) Faneita Johnson, Lawrence Newton (vocals)NYC, 1985
| So Tranquilizin' | Gramavision 18 8310 1 | |
| Jet Set | - | |
| About The Money | - | |
| All Things Most Change | - | |
| Be My Girl | - | |
| Take It To The Top | - | |
| All My Love | - | |
| Energize Me | - |
1987
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto, tenor saxophone) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (drums)NYC, February, 1987
| Music News | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85008 | |
| Mother Of The Veil | - | |
| The Art Of Love Is Happiness | - | |
| Latin Genetics | - | |
| Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow | - | |
| Listen Up | - | |
| Feel Music | - | |
| Space Church | - | |
| Cloning | - | |
| In All Languages | - | |
| Biosphere | - | |
| Story Tellers | - | |
| Space Warriors | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry (cornet) Ornette Coleman (alto, tenor saxophone) Charlie Haden (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)NYC, February, 1987
| Peace Warriors | Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85008 | |
| Feet Music | - | |
| Africa Is The Mirror Of Colors | - | |
| Word For Bird | - | |
| Space Church | - | |
| Latin Genetics | - | |
| In All Languages | - | |
| Sound Manual | - | |
| Mother Of The Veil | - | |
| Cloning | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time With Jerry Garcia
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Jerry Garcia (guitar -1,6,7) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (bass) Calvin Weston (drums) Denardo Coleman (drums, keyboards)NYC, October, 1987
| 1. | 3 Wishes | Portrait PRT 44301 |
| 2. | Bourgeois Boogie | - |
| 3. | Happy Hour | - |
| 4. | Virgin Beauty | - |
| 5. | Healing The Feeling | - |
| 6. | Singing In The Shower | - |
| 7. | Desert Players | - |
| 8. | Honeymooners | - |
| 9. | Chanting | - |
| 10. | Spelling The Alphabet | - |
| 11. | Unknown Artist | - |
1988
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (guitar) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (bass) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (drums)Volksbuhne, East Berlin, East Germany, June 5, 1988
| Song X | Repertoire (G) RR 4905-CC | |
| Music News | - | |
| Chanting | - | |
| Honeymoon | - | |
| Realing The Feeling | - | |
| Singing In The Shower | - | |
| Dancing In Your Head | - | |
| Bourgeoise Boogie | - |
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Pat Metheny (guitar, composer) and others"Montreal Jazz Festival", Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7, 1988
| unknown title | no label no number |
1990 (age 60)
Al MacDowell Quintet
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Jack O'Neil (saxophones) Bernard Wright (keyboards) Jeff Ciampa (guitar) Al MacDowell (bass, keyboards, electric drums) Lizette (vocals)NYC, 1990
| Come See Tomorrow | Gramavision R2 79450 |
1991
Howard Shore And The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, composer) Barre Phillips (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums) Howard Shore (composer, conductor) The London Philharmonic OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, August, 1991
| Naked Lunch | Milan (It) 35614 2 | |
| Hauser And O'Brien / Bugpowder | - | |
| Mugwumps | - | |
| Centipede | - | |
| The Black Meat | - | |
| Simpatico / Misterioso | - | |
| Fadela's Coven | - | |
| Interzone Suite | - | |
| William Tell | - | |
| Mujahaddin | - | |
| Intersong | - | |
| Dr. Benway | - | |
| Clark Nova | - | |
| Dies | - | |
| Ballad/Joan | - | |
| Cloquet's Parrots / Midnight Sunrise | - | |
| Nothing Is True | - | |
| Everything Is Permitted | - | |
| Welcome To Annexia | - | |
| Writeman | - |
1995 (age 65)
Yochk'o Seffer
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Yochk'o Seffer (saxophones) Debora Seffer (violin) Didier Levallet (bass) Tony Marsh (drums)November, 1995
| Lonely Woman | Emen 500 822 | |
| Invisible | - | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Bird Food | - | |
| Chippie | - | |
| Angel Voice | - | |
| Jayne | - | |
| Denise K | - | |
| Still Something Else | - | |
| Call Me Man | - |
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman (saxophones, trumpet, violin) Dave Bryant (keyboards) Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel (guitar) Bradley Jones, Al MacDowell (bass) Chris Walker (bass, keyboards) Denardo Coleman (drums) Badal Roy (tabla, percussion) Avenda Khadija, Moishe Nalm (vocals)NYC, 1995
| Street Blues | Verve-Harmolodic 527483-2 | |
| Search For Life | - | |
| Guadalupe | - | |
| Bach Prelude | - | |
| Sound Is Everywhere | - | |
| Miguel Fortune | - | |
| La Capella | - | |
| OAC | - | |
| If I Knew As Much About Yol's | - | |
| When Will I See You Again | - | |
| Kathelin Gray | - | |
| Badal | - | |
| Tone Dialing | - | |
| Family Reunion | - | |
| Local Instinct | - | |
| Ying Yang | - |
1996
Geri Allen - Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Geri Allen (piano)Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, March 1, 1996
| Vertical Flowing | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38297-2 | |
| The Eyes Have It | - |
Ornette Coleman - Joachim Kuhn Duo
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone, trumpet, violin) Joachim Kuhn (piano)live in Dresden, West Germany, August 31, 1996
| Faxing | Verve-Harmolodic 537789-2 | |
| House Of Stained Glass | - | |
| Refills | - | |
| Story Writing | - | |
| Three Way To One | - | |
| Passion Cultures | - | |
| Night Plans | - | |
| Cyber Cyber | - |
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman (saxophones, trumpet, violin) Geri Allen (piano) Charnett Moffett (bass) Denardo Coleman (drums) Lauren Kinhan, Chris Walker (vocals -15/28)NYC, 1996
| 1. | Sound Museum | Verve-Harmolodic 531914-2 |
| 2. | Monsieur Allard | - |
| 3. | City Living | - |
| 4. | What Reason | - |
| 5. | Home Grown | - |
| 6. | Stopwatch | - |
| 7. | Women Of The Veil | - |
| 8. | P.P. | - |
| 9. | Biosphere | - |
| 10. | Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | - |
| 11. | European Echoes | - |
| 12. | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | - |
| 13. | Mob Job | - |
| 14. | Macho Woman | - |
| 15. | Sound Museum | Verve-Harmolodic 531657-2 |
| 16. | Monsieur Allard | - |
| 17. | City Living | - |
| 18. | What Reason | - |
| 19. | Home Grown | - |
| 20. | Stopwatch | - |
| 21. | Don't You Know By Now | - |
| 22. | P.P. | - |
| 23. | Women Of The Veil | - |
| 24. | Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | - |
| 25. | Biosphere | - |
| 26. | European Echoes | - |
| 27. | Mob Job | - |
| 28. | Macho Woman | - |
* Verve-Harmolodic 531657-2 Ornette Coleman - Sound Museum: Three Women
1997
Rolf Kuhn And Friends With Ornette Coleman
Rolf Kuhn (clarinet) Ornette Coleman (saxophones)January, 1997
| The Vertical Circle | Intuition INT 3211 2 |
2000 (age 70)
Joe Henry
Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) Sandra Park (concertmaster, strings) Elizabeth Dyson, Bob Malach, Robert Rinehart (strings) Brad Mehldau (piano) Marc Ribot (guitar) Joe Henry (guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals) Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Dave Pilch (bass) Brian Blade, Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums, percussion) Steve Barber (conductor, orchestral arranger)September 7-29, 2000
| Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation | Mammoth MR 65507-2 | |
| Stop | - | |
| Mean Flower | - | |
| Struck | - | |
| Rough And Tumble | - | |
| Lock And Key | - | |
| Nico Lost One Small Buddha | - | |
| Cold Enough To Cross | - | |
| Edgar Bergen | - | |
| Scar | - |