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- Length
- 21 tracks, 41:56
- Release Date
- 1 January 1972
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- Length
- 21 tracks, 41:56
- Release Date
- 1 January 1972
Review by Thom Jurek Here's what is known about Ornette Coleman's first recorded orchestral symphonic work (he had written others previously and had them performed but never put on tape): After hiring conductor David Measham and the London Symphony Orchestra, British musicians' union rules prohibited Coleman from using his own quartet to play on the record. As a result, he had to re-examine the work without the concerto grosso form and, to fit the work on a single LP, he had to cut many of the recurrent themes of the work. It is also known that the recording quality i… read more
Review by Thom Jurek Here's what is known about Ornette Coleman's first recorded orchestral symphonic work (he had written others previousl… read more
Review by Thom Jurek Here's what is known about Ornette Coleman's first recorded orchestral symphonic work (he had written others previously and had them performed but never pu… read more
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