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Ornette Coleman
Beauty Is A Rare Thing (The Complete Atlantic Recordings)
Compil. US 1993 on Rhino Records label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Free Jazz)
This six-CD set contains the entirely of Ornette Coleman's recorded output for the Atlantic label, including the contents of the following albums: The Shape Of Jazz To Come Change Of The Century This Is Our Music Free Jazz Ornette! Ornette On Tenor The Art Of The Improvisers Twins To Whom Who Keeps A Record Also included are six previously unreleased compositions (2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 3-2, 5-1) and two selections from (composer) Gunther Schuller's Jazz Abstractions featuring Ornette Coleman on alto saxophone. 1-1 to 1-8 recorded on Friday, May 22, 1959; 9:30pm - 3:30am at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 1-9 to 2-1 recorded on Thursday, October 8, 1959; 3pm - 7pm at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 2-2 to 2-5 recorded on Friday, October 9, 1959; 2pm - 6pm at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 2-6 to 3-2 recorded on Tuesday, July 19, 1960; 8pm - 12pm at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 3-3 to 3-13 recorded on Tuesday, July 26, 1960; 6pm - 9pm & 10pm - 1am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 4-1 to 4-3 recorded on Tuesday, August 2, 1960; 6pm - 9pm & 10pm - 1am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 4-4 to 4-5 recorded on Wednesday, December 21, 1960; 8pm - 12:30am at A&R Studios, New York City 5-1 to 5-7 recorded on Tuesday, January 31, 1961; 3pm to 7:30pm at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-1 recorded on Wednesday, March 22, 1961 at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-2 to 6-6 recorded on Monday, March 27, 1961; 9pm - 1:30am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-7 recorded on Monday, December 19, 1960 at A&R Studios, New York City. 6-8 recorded on Tuesday, December 20, 1960 at A&R Studios, New York City. Digitally remastered from the original stereo master tapes at Atlantic Studios, New York City, April / May 1993. A most heartfelt harmolodic thank you to Ornette Coleman who, with his music and his soul, has made the world a better place. This compilation ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corp. © 1993 Rhino Records Inc. Released in three double-CD digi sleeves housed in a half box which fits into a hardcover discbox slider. Comes with a 68-page booklet with photographs, complete session notes, and liners.
Musicians
 | Ornette Coleman as, 1930-2015 US alto saxophone, alto sax, liner notes, notes of times, reflections, tenor saxophone, tenor sax, written by, album by |
 | Charlie Haden b, 1937-2014 US bass |
 | Jimmy Garrison b, 1934-1976 US bass |
 | Scott LaFaro b, 1936-1961 US bass |
 | Yves Beauvais , compilation producer, liner notes, foreword, coleman and his titles |
 | Don Cherry tr, cor, 1936-1995 US cornet, liner notes, notes of times, trumpet, pocket |
 | Billy Higgins dr, 1936-2001 US drums |
 | Ed Blackwell dr, 1929-1992 US drums |
 | Mark Chapman g, GB other, harmologician |
 | The Contemporary String Quartet strings |
 | Eric Dolphy as, fl, bcl, 1928-1964 US bass clarinet, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Freddie Hubbard tr, 1938-2008 US trumpet |
 | Gunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US arranged by, conductor, written by |
 | Alvin Brehm , *1925 bass |
 | Joe Tekula vc, cello |
 | Stick Evans , drums |
 | Jim Hall g, 1930-2013 US guitar |
 | Harry Zaratzian vl, 1922-2013 US viola |
 | Charles Libove vn, 1926-2008 US violin |
 | Roland Vamos vl, violin |
 | George Duvivier b, 1920-1985 US bass |
 | Robert DiDomenica fl, as, flute |
 | Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US piano |
 | Eddie Costa vib, p, 1930-1962 US vibraphone |
Producers
| Geoff Gans art direction |
| Brigid Pearson design |
| Robert Palmer liner notes |
| Bob Parent photography by |
| Herb Snitzer photography by |
| Jon Sievert photography by |
| Michael Ochs photography by |
| Ray Avery photography by |
| Lee Friedlander photography by, booklet cover photos |
| William Claxton photography by, slipcase photos |
| Nesuhi Ertegun producer |
| Stephen Innocenzi remastered by |
| Michael Mazzarella research, research assistance |
| John Lewis producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Focus On Sanity | Ornette Coleman | 6:49 | |
| 2 | | Chronology | Ornette Coleman | 6:04 | |
| 3 | | Peace | Ornette Coleman | 9:02 | |
| 4 | | Congeniality | Ornette Coleman | 6:44 | |
| 5 | | Lonely Woman | Ornette Coleman | 4:57 | |
| 6 | | Monk And The Nun | Ornette Coleman | 5:53 | |
| 7 | | Just For You | Ornette Coleman | 3:51 | |
| 8 | | Eventually | Ornette Coleman | 4:20 | |
| 9 | | Una Muy Bonita | Ornette Coleman | 5:59 | |
| 10 | | Bird Food | Ornette Coleman | 5:28 | |
| 11 | | Change Of The Century | Ornette Coleman | 4:41 | |
| 12 | | Music Always | Ornette Coleman | 5:29 | |
| 13 | | The Face Of The Bass | Ornette Coleman | 6:55 | |
| 14 | | Forerunner | Ornette Coleman | 5:13 | |
| 15 | | Free | Ornette Coleman | 6:20 | |
| 16 | | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle | Ornette Coleman | 4:52 | |
| 17 | | Ramblin' | Ornette Coleman | 6:35 | |
| 18 | | Little Symphony | Ornette Coleman | 5:14 | |
| 19 | | The Tribes Of New York | Ornette Coleman | 4:33 | |
| 20 | | Kaleidoscope | Ornette Coleman | 6:34 | |
| 21 | | Rise And Shine | Ornette Coleman | 6:11 | |
| 22 | | Mr. And Mrs. People | Ornette Coleman | 4:40 | |
| 23 | | Blues Connotation | Ornette Coleman | 5:17 | |
| 24 | | I Heard It Over The Radio | Ornette Coleman | 6:24 | |
| 25 | | P.S. Unless One Has (Blues Connotation No. 2) | Ornette Coleman | 5:53 | |
| 26 | | Revolving Doors | Ornette Coleman | 4:26 | |
| 27 | | Brings Goodness | Ornette Coleman | 6:38 | |
| 28 | | Joy Of A Toy | Ornette Coleman | 4:55 | |
| 29 | | To Us | Ornette Coleman | 4:32 | |
| 30 | | Humpty Dumpty | Ornette Coleman | 5:21 | |
| 31 | | The Fifth Of Beethoven | Ornette Coleman | 6:37 | |
| 32 | | Motive For Its Use | Ornette Coleman | 5:39 | |
| 33 | | Moon Inhabitants | Ornette Coleman | 4:31 | |
| 34 | | The Legend Of Bebop | Ornette Coleman | 7:15 | |
| 35 | | Some Other | Ornette Coleman | 7:20 | |
| 36 | | Embraceable You | Ornette Coleman | George & Ira Gershwin | 4:55 |
| 37 | | All | Ornette Coleman | 4:30 | |
| 38 | | Folk Tale | Ornette Coleman | 4:47 | |
| 39 | | Poise | Ornette Coleman | 4:37 | |
| 40 | | Beauty Is A Rare Thing | Ornette Coleman | 7:13 | |
| 41 | | First Take | Ornette Coleman | 17:03 | |
| 42 | | Free Jazz | Ornette Coleman | 37:03 | |
| 43 | | Proof Readers | Ornette Coleman | 10:25 | |
| 44 | | W.R.U. | Ornette Coleman | 16:24 | |
| 45 | | Check Up | Ornette Coleman | 10:10 | |
| 46 | | T. & T. | Ornette Coleman | 4:35 | |
| 47 | | C. & D. | Ornette Coleman | 13:10 | |
| 48 | | R.P.D.D. | Ornette Coleman | 9:38 | |
| 49 | | The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro | Ornette Coleman | 9:50 | |
| 50 | E O S | Ornette Coleman | 6:35 | ||
| 51 | Enfant | Ornette Coleman | 6:26 | ||
| 52 | Ecars | Ornette Coleman | 7:35 | ||
| 53 | Cross Breeding | Ornette Coleman | 11:17 | ||
| 54 | Harlem's Manhattan | Ornette Coleman | 8:10 | ||
| 55 | Mapa | Ornette Coleman | 9:05 | ||
| 56 | Abstraction | Ornette Coleman | Gunther Schuller | 4:07 | |
| 57 | Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV | Ornette Coleman | Gunther Schuller | 15:22 |
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