Ornette at 12
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:31 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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Ornette at 12 is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.[1]
In 2017, Real Gone Music reissued Ornette at 12 on CD as part of a compilation that also included Crisis.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Don't be put off by the critics; Ornette at 12 is a fine, enjoyable album".[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [5] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Ornette Coleman
- "C.O.D." – 7:25
- "Rainbows" – 8:56
- "New York" – 8:13
- "Bells and Chimes" – 7:15
- Recorded at the Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, August 11, 1968
Personnel
[edit]- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Denardo Coleman – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 11, 2010
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Ornette Coleman: Ornette at 12/Crisis". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Two rare Ornette Coleman albums to be reissued as double CD". The Wire. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed November 11, 2010
- ^ Winner, Langdon (17 May 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (33). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 17.
