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- Subject: Re: Ornette Coleman discs ?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.152618.2145@msus1.msus.edu>
- From: kenz@local.host
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:26:17 -0600
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- In article <C141nJ.BD9@news.rich.bnr.ca>, jgthomas@crchh420.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (John Thomas) writes:
- >In article <SMEHTA.93Jan18144928@kwela.nynexst.com>, smehta@kwela.nynexst.com (Sandeep Mehta) writes:
- >
- >[stuff deleted]
- >
- >|>
- >|> I would like to say that of all the jazz and improvised music that
- >|> I've listened to in the last 7-8 years I found Ornette's music the
- >|> easiest to gravitate towards and appreciate.
- >|>
- >|> /sandeep
- >|> --
- >|> smehta@nynexst.com
- >|> --
- >|> "This space of time is organized. We need not fear these
- >|> silences, -- we may love them." -- John Cage, Silences, 1961.
- >
- >AMEN!!!
- >
- >As people have mentioned, there are so many wonderful Ornette discs
- >to have to pick from to come up with an essential 2 or 3.
- >
- >I haven't heard that much Prime Time except for portions of OF HUMAN
- >FEELINGS (didn't like it) that I can't really recommend any but
- >ohhhhh those Atlantics!!! I would say pick any of the ones already
- >mentioned. You really can't go wrong with any of them. I think Marc
- >made a good point about TWINS too -- excellent sampler from a lot
- >of periods.
- >
- >I heartily recommend the Golden Circle volumes on Blue Note as well.
- >Does anyone know if the concert album (on Freedom I think) with
- >Izenson/Moffett/Coleman is still in print???
-
- I don't know if the Freedom 2-fer is in print, however, may I suggest
- another OC LP worth owning? Try the Impulse release "Crisis", featuring
- Charlie Haden's "Song for Che" and the piece "Trouble in the East" (which
- contains some nice bowing from Haden.
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- Bill Kenz
- internet kenz@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu
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