The Bebop Shop : New York Is Now: Ornette and Free Jazz : Ornette Coleman
Featuring Cherry, Shelly Manne, and either Percy Heath or Red Mitchell on bass, the emphatic, pianoless follow up Tomorrow Is the Question! made it clear that Coleman’s concepts were both insistently innovative and tethered to bedrock African American idioms. Consisting entirely of Coleman originals, the album introduced several more tunes that became an essential part of the jazz canon, including “Tears Inside,” “Rejoicing” and “Turnaround.” (Universal Music) Price: £22.99
Albums followed on Atlantic, Blue Note, ESP, and Horizon. Ornette's "accessibility" remains a record company concern–a 1988 Portrait release was touted by the label as his "most accessible." But his music was accessible enough 40 years ago for Contemporary's Les Koenig to have launched Coleman's enduring and distinguished recording career. (Fantasy, Inc.) Price: £15.49
A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf Price: £9.99
'It's gestural music, spashing instrumental colour about with a total indifference to accurate figuration...superb' (The Penguin Guide To Jazz)
