Ornette Coleman Catalog
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1958 (The age of 28)
The Music Of Ornette Coleman - Something Else!!!! (Contemporary C 3551)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Walter Norris (p) Don Payne (b) Billy Higgins (d)Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 1958
| Invisible | |
| The Blessing | |
| Jayne |
Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 1958
| Chippie | |
| The Disguise | |
| Angel Voice |
Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 1958
| Alpha | |
| When Will The Blues Leave? | |
| The Sphinx |
Paul Bley - Coleman Classics, Vol. 1 (Improvising Artists IAI 37 38 52)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Paul Bley (p) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October-November, 1958
| When Will The Blues Leave? | |
| Crossroads | |
| Ramblin' | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? |
The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet (America [F] 30 AM 6120)
same personnel"Hillcrest Club", Los Angeles, CA, October, 1958
| Klactoveesedstene | |
| I Remember Harlem | |
| The Blessing | |
| Free |
1959
Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is The Question! (Contemporary M 3569)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d)Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1959
| Lorraine |
Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1959
| Turnaround | |
| Endless |
Los Angeles, CA, March 9 & 10, 1959
| Tomorrow Is The Question | |
| Tears Inside | |
| Mind And Time | |
| Compassion | |
| Giggin' | |
| Rejoicing |
Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come (Atlantic LP 1317)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
| 3507 | Focus On Sanity |
| 3508 | Chronology (Step In) |
| 3509 | Peace |
| 3510 | Congeniality (Nomad) |
| 3511 | Lonely Woman |
| 3514 | Eventually |
Ornette Coleman - Twins (Atlantic SD 1588)
same sessionLos Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
| 3512 | Monk And The Nun |
NYC, July 19, 1960
| 4723 | Untitled, No. 1 (Little Symphony) |
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 4734 | Untitled, No. 1 (Joy Of A Toy) |
NYC, December 21, 1960
| 5247-1? | The First Take (Free Jazz (alt. take)) |
NYC, January 31, 1961
| 5318 | Check Up |
Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers (Atlantic SD 1572)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
| 3513 | Just For You |
NYC, October 9, 1959
| 3873 | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle |
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 4737 | Untitled, No. 4 (The Fifth Of Beethoven) |
| 4738 | Untitled, No. 5 (Moon Inhabitants) |
| 4739 | Untitled, No. 6 (The Legend Of Bebop) |
NYC, January 31, 1961
| 5322 | The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro |
NYC, March 27, 1961
| 5432 | Harlem's Manhattan |
Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Kenny Dorham - S.O.J.: Lenox School Of Jazz (Royal Jazz [D] SOJ 1/2)
Don Cherry (cor) Kent McGarity (tb, btb) Ornette Coleman (as) Steve Kuhn or Ron Brown (p) Larry Ridley (b) Barry Greenspan (d)Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959
| The Sphinx | |
| Inn Tune |
Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century (Atlantic LP 1327)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, October 8, 1959
| 3865 | Una Muy Bonita |
| 3866 | Bird Food |
| 3867 | Change Of The Century |
| 3869 | The Face Of The Bass |
NYC, October 9, 1959
| 3870 | Forerunner |
| 3872 | Free |
| 3874 | Ramblin' |
Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records (Atlantic [J] P 10085)
same personnelNYC, October 8, 1959
| 3868 | Untitled Original, No. 1 (Music Always) |
NYC, July 19, 1960
| P.S. Unless One Has |
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 4735 | Untitled, No. 2 (Brings Goodness) |
| To Us All | |
| Some Other | |
| Motive For Its Use |
Ornette Coleman - Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1&2 (Atlantic 5008)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, October 8, 1959
| 4922 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 1 |
| 4923 | Una Muy Bonita, Pt. 2 |
1960 (The age of 30)
Ornette Coleman - This Is Our Music (Atlantic LP 1353)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, July 19, 1960
| 4724 | Untitled, No. 2 (Kaleidoscope) |
| 4727 | Untitled, No. 5 (Blues Connotation) |
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 4736 | Untitled, No. 3 (Humpty Dumpty) |
| 4741 | Embraceable You |
NYC, August 2, 1960
| 4765 | Folk Tale |
| 4767 | Poise |
| 4773 | Beauty Is A Rare Thing |
Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething (Rhino R2 71410)
same personnelNYC, July 19, 1960
| The Tribes Of New York | |
| Rise And Shine | |
| Mr. And Mrs. People | |
| I Heard It Over The Radio | |
| Revolving Doors |
NYC, January 31, 1961
| Proof Readers |
John Lewis/Gunther Schuller/Jim Hall - Jazz Abstractions (Atlantic LP 1365)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (vln) Harry Zaratzian (vla) Joseph Tekula (vlc) Jim Hall (g) Alvin Brehm, Scott LaFaro (b) Sticks Evans (d) Gunther Schuller (comp, arr, cond)NYC, December 19, 1960
| 5232 | Abstraction |
NYC, December 20, 1960
| 5236 | Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (aka Criss Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV |
Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz (Atlantic LP 1364)
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eric Dolphy (bcl) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d)NYC, December 21, 1960
| 5247 | Free Jazz, Pt. 1 |
| - | Free Jazz, Pt. 2 |
1961
Ornette Coleman - Ornette! (Atlantic LP 1378)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, January 31, 1961
| 5317 | W.R.U. |
| 5319 | T&T |
| 5320 | C&D |
| 5321 | R.P.D.D. |
Ornette Coleman - Ornette On Tenor (Atlantic LP 1394)
Don Cherry (pocket tp) Ornette Coleman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, March 22, 1961
| 5418 | Eos |
NYC, March 27, 1961
| 5427 | Enfant |
| 5428 | Ecars |
| 5430 | Cross Breeding |
| 5436 | Mapa |
1962
Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall, Vol. 1 (not released) (Blue Note BLP 4210)
Ornette Coleman (as) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
| Story Teller | |
| I Don't Love You | |
| Children's Books | |
| Architecture |
Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962 (ESP-Disk' ESP 1006)
same session"Town Hall", NYC, December 21, 1962
| Sadness | |
| The Ark | |
| Doughnut |
1965 (The age of 35)
Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (Columbia 66203)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp) Pharoah Sanders (ts) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d) Joseph Tekula (dir) unidentified large studio bandNYC, June 15, 16 & 17, 1965
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 1 | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 2 | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 3 | |
| Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 4 |
Ornette Coleman In Europe, Vol. 1 (Freedom FLP 40102)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Fairfield Hall", Croydon, England, August 29, 1965
| Sadness | |
| Clergyman's Dream |
same location, date
| Sounds And Forms For Wind Quintet |
Ornette Coleman In Europe, Vol. 2 (Freedom FLP 40103)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"Fairfield Hall", Croydon, England, August 29, 1965
| Falling Stars | |
| Silence | |
| Happy Fool | |
| Untitled Ballad | |
| Doughnuts |
Ornette Coleman/Sonny Rollins - The Paris Concert '65 (Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 121/22)
same personnel"Salle De La Mutualite", Paris, France, 2nd set, November 4, 1965
| Sadness | |
| Lonely Woman | |
| Fallin' Stars | |
| Clergyman's Dream |
Ornette Coleman Live At The Tivoli '65 (Magnetic [Luxe] MRCD 131)
same personnel"Tivolis Koncertsal", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 30, 1965
| Lonely Woman | |
| Clergyman's Dream | |
| Sadness | |
| Falling Stars | |
| Interview |
The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 4225)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, glockenspiel) Frank Wolff (prod)"Gyllende Cirklen", Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 1965
| 1691 tk.4 | Antiques |
| 1692 tk.8 | Morning Song |
"Gyllende Cirklen", Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, December 4, 1965
| 1695 tk.25 | The Riddle |
| 1697 tk.28 | Snowflakes And Sunshine |
The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 4224)
same personnel"Gyllende Cirklen", Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 1965
| 1693 tk.11 | Dawn |
"Gyllende Cirklen", Stockholm, Sweden, afternoon set, December 4, 1965
| 1694 tk.14 | European Echoes |
"Gyllende Cirklen", Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, December 4, 1965
| 1696 tk.27 | Dee Dee |
| 1698 tk.29 | Faces And Places |
1966
Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy?, Vol. 1 (Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5006)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)Paris, France, early 1966
| January | |
| Sortie Le Conqard | |
| Dans La Neige | |
| The Changes | |
| Better Get Yourself Another Self | |
| The Duel-Two Psychic Lovers And Eating Time |
Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy?, Vol. 2 (Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007)
same sessionParis, France, early 1966
| The Lovers And The Alchemist (aka The Mis-Used Blues) | |
| The Poet | |
| Wedding Day And Fuzz | |
| Fuzz / Feast / Breakout / European Echoes / Alone And The Arrest |
Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman Trio '66 (BEAT 1)
same personnelCopenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 1966
| Lonely Woman | |
| Falling Stars | |
| Clergyman's Dream |
Ornette Coleman - The Empty Foxhole (Blue Note BLP 4246)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Frank Wolff (prod)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1966
| 1780 tk.1 | The Empty Foxhole |
| 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 (Vap [J] VPLR 70353)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d, vib)NYC, 1966
| Faces And Places | |
| Sadness | |
| Morning Song | |
| Bass Improvisation, I | |
| Morning Song (alt. take) | |
| Bass Improvisation, II | |
| Alone And Arrest | |
| European Echoes | |
| European Echoes (alt. take) |
1967
The Music Of Ornette Coleman (RCA Victor LPM 2982)
Ornette Coleman (tp, comp) Mason Jones (frh) Murray Panitz (fl, picc) John DeLancre (ob, ehr) Barnard Garfield (basn) Anthony Gigliotti (cl, bcl)"Village Theatre", NYC, March 17, 1967
| URA1-1475 | Form And Sounds |
NYC, March 31, 1967
| URA1-1494 | Space Flight |
| URA1-1495 | Saints And Soldiers |
Jackie McLean - New And Old Gospel (Blue Note BLP 4262)
Ornette Coleman (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Lamont Johnson (p) Scott Holt (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1967
| 1864 tk.6 | Old Gospel |
| 1865 tk.9 | Strange As It Seems |
| 1866 tk.10 | Lifetime: Offspring / Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End |
Bob Thiele - Head Start (Flying Dutchman [H] FD 104)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)"St. Peter's Lutheran Church", NYC, July 21, 1967
| Holiday For A Graveyard |
1968
Ornette Coleman Live In Milano 1968 (Jazz Up [It] JU 310)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d)"Teatro Lirico", Milan, Italy, February 5, 1968
| Tutti | |
| Three Wisemen And The Saint | |
| New York |
The Unprecedented Music Of Ornette Coleman (Lotus Passport [It] LPPS11 116)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, shanai) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d)Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
| Lonely Woman | |
| Mousieur Le Prince | |
| Forgotten Children | |
| Buddah Blues |
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band (Apple SAPCOR 17)
Ornette Coleman (tp, vln) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Yoko Ono (vo)"Royal Albert Hall", London, England, February 29, 1968
| Emotion Modulation (A.O.S.) |
Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now!, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST 84287)
Ornette Coleman (as, vln) Dewey Redman (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)A&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| 2099 tk.2 | We Now Interrupt For A Commercial |
| 3000 tk.8 | The Garden Of Souls |
| 3002 tk.14/15 | Toy Dance |
A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
| 3019 tk.5 | Round Trip |
| 3016 tk.12/16 | Broadway Blues |
Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now!, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 84287-2)
same personnelA&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| tk.19 | Broadway Blues (alt. take) |
Ornette Coleman - Love Call (Blue Note BST 84356)
same sessionA&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| 3001 tk.12 | Open To The Public |
| 3004 tk.18 | Airborne |
A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
| 3018 tk.4 | Love Call |
| tk.13 | Check Out Time |
Ornette Coleman - Love Call (Blue Note CDP 7 84356-2)
same personnelA&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| tk.7 | Love Call (alt. take) |
| 3003 tk.16 | Check Out Time (alt. take) |
A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
| 3017 tk.7 | Just For You |
Ornette Coleman - Ornette At 12 (Impulse AS 9178)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d)NYC, July 16, 1968
| C.O.D. | |
| Rainbows | |
| New York | |
| Bells And Chimes |
1969
Ornette Coleman - Crisis (Impulse AS 9187)
Don Cherry (cor, Indian fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Dewey Redman (ts, cl) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d)"New York University", NYC, March 22, 1969
| Broken Shadows | |
| Comme It Faut | |
| Song For Che | |
| Space Jungle | |
| Trouble In The East |
Ornette Coleman - Man On The Moon c/w Growing Up (Impulse 45-275)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Emanuel Ghent (electronic devices)NYC, July, 1969
| 91045 | Man On The Moon |
| 91046 | Growing Up |
Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows (Moon [It] MCD 022-2)
Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts, Arabic ob) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)'Blizen Festival', Belgium, August 24, 1969
| As It Should Be | |
| Space Jungle | |
| Song For Che | |
| Broken Shadows | |
| Countdown |
1970 (The age of 40)
Ornette Coleman - Starting The Case (Jazz Anthology [F] JA 5248)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)NYC, early 1970
| Ornette's Suite, Pt. 1 | |
| Ornette's Suite, Pt. 2 |
Ornette Coleman - Friends And Neighbors (Flying Dutchman [H] FD 123)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) unknown (vo -2)"Prince Street", NYC, February 14, 1970
| 1. | Friends And Neighbors |
| 2. | - |
| 3. | Long Time No See |
| 4. | Let's Play |
| 5. | Forgotten Songs |
| 6. | Tomorrow |
Louis Armstrong And His Friends (Flying Dutchman [H] FD 12009)
Thad Jones (tp) Jimmy Owens (flh) Garnett Brown (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as) Frank Owens (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Pretty Purdie (d) Louis Armstrong (vo) Ornette Coleman (back vo)NYC, May 10, 1970
| We Shall Overcome | |
| Give Peace A Chance |
1971
Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness (Impulse AS 9210)
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalish (vln) Alice Coltrane (org, harp, string arr) Jimmy Garrison (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Ornette Coleman (transcription)Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6, 1971
| Universal Consciousness | |
| Oh, Allah |
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6 or May 14, 1971
| Hare Krishna |
Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows (Columbia FC 38029)
Don Cherry (pocket tp -1/4) Bobby Bradford (tp -1/3,5,6) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts -1/3,5,6) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d -1/3,5,6) Billy Higgins (d -1/4)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 9, 1971
| 1. CO112012 | Happy House |
| 2. CO112013 | Broken Shadow |
| 3. CO112015 | Elizabeth |
| 4. CO112017 | Country Town Blues |
| 5. CO112019 | School Work |
| 6. - | School Work (alt. take) |
Columbia Studios, NYC, September 7, 1972
| Rubber Gloves |
Columbia Studios, NYC, September 8, 1972
| Good Girl Blues | |
| Is It Forever |
Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction (Columbia KC 31061)
Don Cherry (pocket tp -1,2) Bobby Bradford (tp -3,4) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts -3,4) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d -1,2) Ed Blackwell (d -3,4)Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 9, 1971
| 1. CO112016 | Civilization Day |
| 2. CO112018 | Street Woman |
| 3. CO112020 | The Jungle Is A Skyscraper |
| 4. CO112021 | Law Years |
Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 10, 1971
| CO112024 | Science Fiction |
Columbia Studio E, NYC, October 13, 1971
| What Reason Could I Give? | |
| All My Life | |
| Rock The Clock |
Ornette Coleman - The Belgrade Concert (Jazz Door [It] JD 12112)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Dewey Redman (ts, musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
| Announcement | |
| Street Woman | |
| Whom Do You Work For? | |
| Written Word | |
| Song For Che | |
| Rock The Clock |
Ornette Coleman - European Concert (Unique Jazz UJ 013)
same personnel"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Street Woman | |
| Song For Che | |
| Whom Do You Work For? | |
| Rock The Clock | |
| Written Word |
Ornette Coleman - Paris Concert (Trio [J] PA 7169/70)
same personnelParis, France, late 1971
| Second Fiction | |
| Summer-Thang | |
| 14 Juillet | |
| Fantasy 77 | |
| Reminiscence | |
| All Day Affair | |
| Silhouette |
1972
Ornette Coleman - Skies Of America (Columbia KC 31562)
Ornette Coleman (as, comp) Dewey Redman (ts, ob) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) David Measham (cond) 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 | |
| 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 Broadcasts (J For Jazz JFJ 803)
Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d)"Artists House", NYC, September 22, 1972
| The Original Theme | |
| Rack Jimping Roy | |
| Starting The Case | |
| Involvement | |
| Protest |
1973
Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head (Horizon 21)
Robert Palmer (cl, wood fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, el-vln) The Master Musicians Of Joujouka (pipes, fl, three lutanists, vln, d)Joujouka, Morocco, January, 1973
| Midnight Sunrise |
Barclay Studios, Paris, France, December, 1976
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 1) | |
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 2) |
Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head (A&M 314 543 519-2)
Robert Palmer (cl, wood fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, el-vln) The Master Musicians Of Joujouka (pipes, fl, three lutanists, vln, d)Joujouka, Morocco, January, 1973
| Midnight Sunrise (alt. take) |
William S. Burroughs/Ornette Coleman - Break Through In Grey Room: Ornette Coleman And Musicians Of Joujouka (Sub Rose/Sub CD 006)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) and others1973
| unknown title |
1974
Ornette Coleman In Concert (Craws no number)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) James 'Blood' Ulmer (g) Norris Sirone Jones (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, spring 1974
| Tutti | |
| 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 - Lonely Woman Quartet '74 (BAT 2, 3, 4)
same personnelItaly, 1974
| unknown title | |
| Tutti | |
| Lonely Woman | |
| Something To Listen To | |
| Bells And Chimes | |
| Comme Il Faut | |
| What Reason Could I Give | |
| Love Call |
1975 (The age of 45)
Claude Nougaro - Nougaro Chante Les Grands Du Jazz (Barclay [F] 90025)
Ornette Coleman (as) Maurice Vander (p) Luigi Trussardi (b) Charles Bellonzi (d) Claude Nougaro (vo)Paris, France, December, 1975
| Gloria |
1976
Charlie Haden - Closeness (Horizon 11)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden (b)NYC, March 21, 1976
| O.C. |
Charlie Haden - The Golden Number (Horizon 26)
same personnelNYC, December 19, 1976
| The Golden Number |
Ornette Coleman - Body Meta (Artists House AH 1)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d)Paris, France, December 19, 1976
| Voice Poetry | |
| Home Grown | |
| Macho Woman | |
| Fou Amour | |
| European Echoes |
1977
Ornette Coleman - Soapsuds, Soapsuds (Artists House AH 6)
Ornette Coleman (ts, tp) Charlie Haden (b)NYC, January 30, 1977
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | |
| Human Being | |
| Soapsuds | |
| Sex Spy | |
| Some Day |
1978
James 'Blood' Ulmer - Tales Of Captain Black (Artists House AH 7)
Ornette Coleman (as) James 'Blood' Ulmer (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman (d)Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1978
| Theme From Captain Black | |
| Moons Shine | |
| Morning Bride | |
| Revelation March | |
| Woman Coming | |
| Nothing To Say | |
| Arena | |
| Revealing |
1979
Ornette Coleman - Of Human Feelings (Antilles ANLP 2001)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)NYC, April 25, 1979
| Sleep Talk | |
| Jump Street | |
| Him And Her | |
| Air Ship | |
| What Is The Name Of That Song? | |
| Job Mob | |
| Love Words | |
| Times Square |
1984 (The age of 54)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Renaissance Man (Gramavision GR 8303)
Ornette Coleman (as) Charles Ellerbee (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Ron Hoverton (per)NYC, 1984
| Dancing In Your Head |
1985 (The age of 55)
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman - Song X (Geffen GEFD 924086 2)
Ornette Coleman (as, vln) Pat Metheny (g-syn, el-g) Charlie Haden (b -1/6,8) Jack DeJohnette (d -1/6,8) Denardo Coleman (el-d, per -1/6,8)NYC, December 12-14, 1985
| 1. | Song X |
| 2. | Mob Job |
| 3. | Endangered Species |
| 4. | Video Games |
| 5. | Kathelin Gray |
| 6. | Trigonometry |
| 7. | Song X Duo |
| 8. | Long Time No See |
Ornette Coleman - Prime Design, Time Design (Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85002)
Larissa Blitz, Gregory Gelman (vln) Alex Deych (vla) Mathew Meister (vlc) Denardo Coleman (per) Ornette Coleman (comp)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
| Prime Design, Time Design |
Ornette Coleman - Opening The Caravan Of Dreams (Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85001)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Sabir Kamal (d, per)"Caravan Of Dreams", Forth Worth, TX, 1985
| The Know What To Know | |
| Harmolodic-Bebop | |
| Sex Spy | |
| City Living | |
| See-Thru | |
| Compute |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - So Tranquilizin' (Gramavision 18 8310 1)
Ornette Coleman (as) Mark Oliver (sax) Martin Anllet (key) Carlos Jones (syn) Ronny Doleyton (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b, g, key, d, vo) Faneita Johnson, Lawrence Newton (vo)NYC, 1985
| So Tranquilizin' | |
| 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 - In All Languages (Caravan Of Dreams CDP 85008)
Ornette Coleman (as, ts) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)NYC, February, 1987
| Music News | |
| 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 |
same location, date
| Peace Warriors | |
| 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 - Virgin Beauty (Portrait PRT 44301)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Jerry Garcia (g -1,6,7) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (b) Calvin Weston (d) Denardo Coleman (d, key)NYC, October, 1987
| 1. | 3 Wishes |
| 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 - Jazz Buhne Berlin, Vol. 5 (Repertoire [G] RP 4905 CC)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix (g) Al MacDowell, Chris Walker (b) Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston (d)Volksbuhne, Berlin, West Germany, June 5, 1988
| Song X | |
| Music News | |
| Chanting | |
| Honeymoon | |
| Realing The Feeling | |
| Singing In The Shower | |
| Dancing In Your Head | |
| Bourgeoise Boogie |
Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny - Festival International Du Jazz Du Montreal 1988 (no label no number)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Pat Metheny (el-g, comp) and others'Montreal Jazz Festival', Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7, 1988
| unknown title |
1990 (The age of 60)
Al MacDowell - Time Peace (Gramavision R2 79450)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Jack O'Neil (sax) Bernard Wright (key) Jeff Ciampa (g) Al MacDowell (b, key, el-d) Lizette (vo)NYC, 1990
| Come See Tomorrow |
1991
Howard Shore - Naked Lunch (Soundtrack) (Milan [It] 35614 2)
Ornette Coleman (as, comp) Barre Phillips (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Howard Shore (comp, cond) The London Philharmonic OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, August, 1991
| Naked Lunch | |
| 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 (The age of 65)
Yochk'o Seffer - Ornette For Ever (Emen 500 822)
Ornette Coleman (as) Yochk'o Seffer (sax) Debora Seffer (vln) Didier Levallet (b) Tony Marsh (d)November, 1995
| Lonely Woman | |
| Invisible | |
| The Blessing | |
| Bird Food | |
| Chippie | |
| Angel Voice | |
| Jayne | |
| Denise K | |
| Still Something Else | |
| Call Me Man |
Ornette Coleman - Tone Dialing (Verve-Harmolodic 527483-2)
Ornette Coleman (sax, tp, vln) Dave Bryant (key) Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel (g) Bradley Jones, Al MacDowell (b) Chris Walker (b, key) Denardo Coleman (d) Badal Roy (tabla, per) Avenda Khadija, Moishe Nalm (vo)NYC, 1995
| Street Blues | |
| 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 - Eyes... In The Back Of Your Head (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38297-2)
Ornette Coleman (as) Geri Allen (p)Clinton Studios, NYC, March 1, 1996
| Vertical Flowing | |
| The Eyes Have It |
Ornette Coleman/Joachim Kuhn - Colors (Verve-Harmolodic 537789-2)
Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Joachim Kuhn (p)live in Dresden, West Germany, August 31, 1996
| Faxing | |
| House Of Stained Glass | |
| Refills | |
| Story Writing | |
| Three Way To One | |
| Passion Cultures | |
| Night Plans | |
| Cyber Cyber |
Ornette Coleman - Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Verve-Harmolodic 531914-2)
Ornette Coleman (sax, tp, vln) Geri Allen (p) Charnett Moffett (b) Denardo Coleman (d)NYC, 1996
| Sound Museum | |
| Monsieur Allard | |
| City Living | |
| What Reason | |
| Home Grown | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Women Of The Veil | |
| P.P. | |
| Biosphere | |
| Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | |
| European Echoes | |
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus | |
| Mob Job | |
| Macho Woman |
Ornette Coleman - Sound Museum: Three Women (Verve-Harmolodic 531657-2)
Ornette Coleman (sax, tp, vln) Geri Allen (p) Charnett Moffett (b) Denardo Coleman (d) Lauren Kinhan, Chris Walker (vo)NYC, 1996
| Sound Museum | |
| Monsieur Allard | |
| City Living | |
| What Reason | |
| Home Grown | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Don't You Know By Now | |
| P.P. | |
| Women Of The Veil | |
| Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow | |
| Biosphere | |
| European Echoes | |
| Mob Job | |
| Macho Woman |
1997
Rolf Kuhn/Ornette Coleman - Affairs (Intuition INT 3211 2)
Rolf Kuhn (cl) Ornette Coleman (sax)January, 1997
| The Vertical Circle |
2000 (The age of 70)
Joe Henry - Scar (Mammoth MR 65507-2)
Ornette Coleman (as) Sandra Park (concertmaster, strings) Elizabeth Dyson, Bob Malach, Robert Rinehart (strings) Brad Mehldau (p) Marc Ribot (g) Joe Henry (g, key, per, vo) Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Dave Pilch (b) Brian Blade, Abe Laboriel Jr. (d, per) Steve Barber (cond, orchestral arr)September 7-29, 2000
| Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation | |
| Stop | |
| Mean Flower | |
| Struck | |
| Rough And Tumble | |
| Lock And Key | |
| Nico Lost One Small Buddha | |
| Cold Enough To Cross | |
| Edgar Bergen | |
| Scar |
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