Ornette Coleman Discography
1958 (age 28)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Walter Norris, piano; Don Payne, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 22, and March 24, 1958
| Invisible | Contemporary C3551 | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Jayne | - | |
| Chippie | - | |
| The Disguise | - | |
| Angel Voice | - | |
| Alpha | - | |
| When Will The Blues Leave? | - | |
| The Sphinx | - |
* Contemporary C3551 The Music Of Ornette Coleman - Something Else!!!! 1958
= Contemporary S7551 -
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-163 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-163-2 - 1988
Paul Bley Quintet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Paul Bley, piano; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Hillcrest Club, Los Angeles, CA, October, 1958
| Klactoveesedstene | America (F) 30 AM 6120 | |
| I Remember Harlem | - | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Free | - |
* America (F) 30 AM 6120 The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet 1971
= Inner City IC 1007 Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins - Live At The Hilcrest Club 1958 1976
Ornette Coleman Quintet
same personnel.
Hillcrest Club, Los Angeles, CA, October-November, 1958
| When Will The Blues Leave | Improvising Artists Inc. IAI 37.38.52 | |
| Crossroads | - | |
| Ramblin' | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
* Improvising Artists Inc. IAI 37.38.52 Ornette Coleman - Coleman Classics Vol. 1 1977
1959
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Red Mitchell, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1959
| Lorraine | Contemporary M3569 |
* Contemporary M3569, S7569 The New Music Of Ornette Coleman! - Tomorrow Is The Question! 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-342, OJCCD-342-2 - 1988
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1959
| Turnaround | Contemporary M3569 | |
| Endless | - |
* Contemporary M3569, S7569 The New Music Of Ornette Coleman! - Tomorrow Is The Question! 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-342, OJCCD-342-2 - 1988
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Percy Heath, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 9 and 10, 1959
| Tomorrow Is The Question! | Contemporary M3569 | |
| Tears Inside | - | |
| Mind And Time | - | |
| Compassion | - | |
| Giggin' | - | |
| Rejoicing | - |
* Contemporary M3569, S7569 The New Music Of Ornette Coleman! - Tomorrow Is The Question! 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-342, OJCCD-342-2 - 1988
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1959
| 3507 | Focus On Sanity | Atlantic LP 1317 |
| 3508 | Chronology (as Step In) | - |
| 3509 | Peace | - |
| 3510 | Congeniality (as Nomad) | - |
| 3511 | Lonely Woman | Atlantic LP 1317, SD 1558 |
| 3512 | Monk And The Nun | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 3513 | Just For You | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 3514 | Eventually | Atlantic LP 1317 |
* Atlantic LP 1317, SD 1317 Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come 1959
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman 1970
* Atlantic SD 1588 Ornette Coleman - Twins 1971
= Atlantic SD 8810 - 1982
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers 1970
Ornette Coleman - Don Cherry Sextet
Don Cherry, cornet; Kent McGarity, trombone, bass trombone; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Steve Kuhn or Ron Brown, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Barry Greenspan, drums.
Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959
| The Sphinx | Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2, RJD 513 | |
| Inn Tune | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2 Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham - S.O.J. - Lenox School Of Jazz
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 513 Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham - Lenox School Of Jazz Concert 1959 1990
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
NYC, October 8, 1959
| 3865 | Una Muy Bonita | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558, SD 2-316 |
| 3866 | Bird Food | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3867 | Change Of The Century | - |
| 3868 | Untitled Original No. 1 (as Music Always) | Atlantic (J) P-10085A |
| 3869 | The Face Of The Bass | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 4922 | Una Muy Bonita Part 1 | Atlantic 45-5008 |
| 4923 | Una Muy Bonita Part 2 | - |
* Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1327 Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century 1960
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman 1970
* Atlantic SD 2-316 Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary 1973
* Atlantic (J) P-10085A Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Atlantic 45-5008 Ornette Coleman - Una Muy Bonita Parts 1 & 2
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, October 9, 1959
| 3870 | Forerunner | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3871 | Untitled Original No. 4 | unissued |
| 3872 | Free | Atlantic LP 1327 |
| 3873 | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 3874 | Ramblin' | Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1558 |
* Atlantic LP 1327, SD 1327 Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century 1960
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers 1970
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman 1970
1960 (age 30)
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
NYC, July 19, 1960
| 4723 | Untitled No. 1 (as Little Symphony) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 4724 | Untitled No. 2 (as Kaleidoscope) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4725 | Untitled No. 3 | Atlantic unissued |
| 4726 | Untitled No. 4 | - |
| 4727 | Untitled No. 5 (as Blues Connotation) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4728 | Untitled No. 6 | Atlantic unissued |
| 4729 | Untitled No. 7 | - |
| P.S. Unless One Has | Atlantic (J) P-10085A | |
| The Tribes Of New York | Rhino R2 71410 | |
| Rise And Shine | - | |
| Mr. And Mrs. People | - | |
| I Heard It Over The Radio | - | |
| Revolving Doors | - |
* Atlantic SD 1588 Ornette Coleman - Twins 1971
= Atlantic SD 8810 - 1982
* Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353 The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music 1961
* Atlantic (J) P-10085A Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Rhino R2 71410 Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1993
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 4734 | Untitled No. 1 (as Joy Of A Toy) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 4735 | Untitled No. 2 (as Brings Goodness) | Atlantic (J) P-10085A |
| 4736 | Untitled No. 3 (as Humpty Dumpty) | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4737 | Untitled No. 4 (as The Fifth Of Beethoven) | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 4738 | Untitled No. 5 (as Moon Inhabitants) | - |
| 4739 | Untitled No. 6 (as The Legend Of Bebop) | - |
| 4740 | Untitled No. 7 | unissued |
| 4741 | Embraceable You | Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1558 |
| 4742 | Down | unissued |
| To Us All | Atlantic (J) P-10085A | |
| Some Other | - | |
| Motive For Its Use | - |
* Atlantic SD 1588 Ornette Coleman - Twins 1971
= Atlantic SD 8810 - 1982
* Atlantic (J) P-10085A Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Records
* Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353 The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music 1961
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers 1970
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman 1970
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, August 2, 1960
| 4764 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4765 | Folk Tale | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4766 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4767 | Poise | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4768 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4769 | - | - |
| 4770 | - | - |
| 4771 | - | - |
| 4772 | - | - |
| 4773 | Beauty Is A Rare Thing | Atlantic LP 1353 |
| 4774 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 4775 | - | - |
| 4776 | - | - |
| 4777 | - | - |
| 4778 | - | - |
| 4779 | - | - |
* Atlantic LP 1353, SD 1353 The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music 1961
John Lewis Orchestra & The Contemporary String Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Alvin Brehm, Scott LaFaro, bass; Sticks Evans, drums; & The Contemporary String Quartet: Charles Libove, Roland Vamos, violin; Harry Zaratzian, viola; Joseph Tekula, cello; Gunther Schuller, composer; Nesuhi Ertegun, John Lewis, supervisor.
NYC, December 19, 1960
| 5232 | Abstraction | Atlantic LP 1365 |
* Atlantic LP 1365, SD 1365 John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music - Jazz Abstractions 1961
John Lewis Orchestra & The Contemporary String Quartet
Robert DiDomenica, flute; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto sax, flute; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Bill Evans, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; George Duvivier, Scott LaFaro, bass; Sticks Evans, drums; & The Contemporary String Quartet: Charles Libove, Roland Vamos, violin; Harry Zaratzian, viola; Joseph Tekula, cello; Gunther Schuller, composer; Nesuhi Ertegun, John Lewis, supervisor.
NYC, December 20, 1960
| 5236 | Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV | Atlantic LP 1365 |
* Atlantic LP 1365, SD 1365 John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music - Jazz Abstractions 1961
The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
Donald Cherry, pocket trumpet; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro, bass; Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, drums.
NYC, December 21, 1960
| 5247-1? | The First Take (Free Jazz (alternate take)) | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 5247 | Free Jazz Part 1 | Atlantic LP 1364 |
| - | Free Jazz Part 2 | - |
* Atlantic SD 1588 Ornette Coleman - Twins 1971
= Atlantic SD 8810 - 1982
* Atlantic LP 1364, SD 1364 The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet - Free Jazz 1961
1961
The Ornette Coleman Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Scott LaFaro, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
NYC, January 31, 1961
| 5316 | Untitled | Atlantic unissued |
| 5317 | W.R.U. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5318 | Check Up | Atlantic SD 1588 |
| 5319 | T & T | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5320 | C & D | Atlantic LP 1378, SD 1558 |
| 5321 | R.P.D.D. | Atlantic LP 1378 |
| 5322 | The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| Proof Readers | Rhino R2 71410 |
* Atlantic LP 1378, SD 1378 The Ornette Coleman Quartet - Ornette! 1962
* Atlantic SD 1588 Ornette Coleman - Twins 1971
= Atlantic SD 8810 - 1982
* Atlantic SD 1558 The Best Of Ornette Coleman 1970
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers 1970
* Rhino R2 71410 Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1993
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Donald Cherry, pocket trumpet; Ornette Coleman, tenor sax; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1961
| 5417 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 5418 | Eos | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5419 | Ecars | unissued |
| 5420 | Cross Breeding | - |
| 5421 | Untitled Original | - |
* Atlantic LP 1394, SD 1394 Ornette Coleman - Ornette On Tenor 1962
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, March 27, 1961
| 5427 | Enfant | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5428 | Ecars | - |
| 5429 | Eos | unissued |
| 5430 | Cross Breeding | Atlantic LP 1394 |
| 5431 | Untitled Original | unissued |
| 5432 | Harlem's Manhattan | Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 5433 | Mapa | unissued |
| 5434 | Harlem's Manhattan | - |
| 5435 | Ecars | - |
| 5436 | Mapa | Atlantic LP 1394 |
* Atlantic LP 1394, SD 1394 Ornette Coleman - Ornette On Tenor 1962
* Atlantic SD 1572 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers 1970
1962
String Quartet / String Ensemble
Selwart Clarke, Nathan Goldstein, violin; Julian Barber, viola; Kermit Moore, cello.
Town Hall, NYC, December 21, 1962
| Dedication To Poets And Writers | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 |
* Blue Note BLP 4211 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall Vol. 2 not released
* ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall - 1962 1965
= ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 1006-2 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall, 1962 1992
= ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 1006 - 2008
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, sax #1-3,5,6; David Izenzohn, bass; Charles Moffett, percussion #1-3,5,6.
Town Hall, NYC, December 21, 1962
| 1. | Story Teller | Blue Note BLP 4210 |
| 2. | Sadness | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' 4506, ESP 1006 |
| 3. | The Ark | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 |
| 4. | Taurus | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
| 5. | I Don't Love You | Blue Note BLP 4210 |
| 6. | Children's Books | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4210 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall Vol. 1 not released
* Blue Note BLP 4211 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall Vol. 2 not released
* ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall - 1962 1965
= ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 1006-2 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall, 1962 1992
= ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 1006 - 2008
* ESP-Disk' 4506 Ornette Coleman - Sadness / Albert Ayler - Holy Family
Nappy Allen's Rhythm And Blues Trio
Chris Towns, piano; Nappy Allen, guitar; Barney Richardson, bass.
Town Hall, NYC, December 21, 1962
| Blues Misused | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, sax; David Izenzohn, bass; Charles Moffett, percussion.
Town Hall, NYC, December 21, 1962
| Architecture | Blue Note BLP 4210 | |
| Play It Straight | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued | |
| Doughnut | Blue Note BLP 4211; ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 | |
| Just For You | Blue Note unissued; ESP-Disk' unissued |
* Blue Note BLP 4210 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall Vol. 1 not released
* Blue Note BLP 4211 Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall Vol. 2 not released
* ESP-Disk' ESP 1006 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall - 1962 1965
= ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 1006-2 Ornette Coleman - Town Hall, 1962 1992
= ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 1006 - 2008
1965
Ornette Coleman Quartet With Joseph Tekula Band
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums; unidentified large studio band, Joseph Tekula, director.
NYC, June 15, 16 and 17, 1965
| Chappaqua Suite Part 1 | Columbia 66203 | |
| Chappaqua Suite Part 2 | - | |
| Chappaqua Suite Part 3 | - | |
| Chappaqua Suite Part 4 | - |
* Columbia 66203, (F) 62896/97 Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite
The Virtuoso Ensemble
Edward Walker, flute; Derek Wickers, oboe; John Burden, English horn; Cecil James, bassoon; Sidney Fell, clarinet; Ornette Coleman, supervisor.
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
| Sounds And Forms For Wind Quintet | Freedom (E) FLP 40102 |
* Freedom (E) FLP 40102 Ornette Coleman In Europe Vol. 1 1972
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51503 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<1>> 1972
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, England, August 29, 1965
| Sadness | Freedom (E) FLP 40102 | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - | |
| Falling Stars | Freedom (E) FLP 40103 | |
| Silence | - | |
| Happy Fool | - | |
| Ballad | - | |
| Doughnuts | - |
* Freedom (E) FLP 40102 Ornette Coleman In Europe Vol. 1 1972
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51503 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<1>> 1972
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
* Freedom (E) FLP 40103 Ornette Coleman In Europe Vol. 2 1972
= Black Lion (G) BLM 51504 An Evening With Ornette Coleman <<2>> 1972
= Arista Freedom AL 1900 Ornette Coleman - The Great London Concert
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin, trumpet; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffet, drums.
Salle De La Mutualite, Paris, France, 2nd set, November 4, 1965
| Sadness | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22 | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Fallin' Stars | - | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - |
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22 Sonny Rollins Trio, Ornette Coleman Trio - The Paris Concert 1991
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.
Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 30, 1965
| Lonely Woman | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 131 | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - | |
| Sadness | - | |
| Falling Stars | - | |
| Interview | - |
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 131 Ornette Coleman Trio - Live At The Tivoli '65 1992
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums, glockenspiel; Frank Wolff, producer.
Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, December 3, 1965
| tk.1 | The Blessing | rejected |
| tk.2 | Dee Dee | - |
| tk.3 | Faces And Places | unissued |
| 1691 tk.4 | Antiques | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.5 | Dawn | rejected |
| tk.6 | European Echoes | - |
| tk.7 | The Riddle | unissued |
| 1692 tk.8 | Morning Song | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.9 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | rejected |
| tk.10 | Dee Dee | - |
| 1693 tk.11 | Dawn | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
* Blue Note BLP 4225, BST 84225 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm Volume Two 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84225 2 - 1987
* Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm Volume One 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84224 2 - 1987
Ornette Coleman Trio
same personnel.
Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, afternoon set, December 4, 1965
| tk.12 | Dee Dee | rejected |
| tk.13 | Faces And Places | - |
| 1694 tk.14 | European Echoes | Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 89904 |
| tk.15 | Dawn | unissued |
| tk.16 | The Riddle | rejected |
| tk.17 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | - |
| tk.18 | Morning Song | unissued |
| tk.19 | Antiques | rejected |
| tk.20 | The Clergyman (Clergyman's Dream) | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm Volume One 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84224 2 - 1987
* Blue Note BST 89904 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1959-1969 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA160-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Three: 1959-1969 1973+
Ornette Coleman Trio
same personnel.
Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, December 4, 1965
| tk.21 | Dawn | rejected |
| tk.22 | Dee Dee | unissued |
| tk.23 | Faces And Places | rejected |
| tk.24 | European Echoes | - |
| 1695 tk.25 | The Riddle | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| tk.26 | Antiques | unissued |
| 1696 tk.27 | Dee Dee | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
| 1697 tk.28 | Snowflakes And Sunshine | Blue Note BLP 4225 |
| 1698 tk.29 | Faces And Places | Blue Note BLP 4224 |
| tk.30 | Morning Song | unissued |
| tk.32 | European Echoes | - |
| tk.33 | Dee Dee | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4225, BST 84225 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm Volume Two 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84225 2 - 1987
* Blue Note BLP 4224, BST 84224 The Ornette Coleman Trio At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm Volume One 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84224 2 - 1987
1966
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.
Paris, France, early 1966
| January | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5006 | |
| Sortie Le Conqard | - | |
| Dans La Neige | - | |
| The Changes | - | |
| Better Get Yourself Another Self | - | |
| The Duel-Two Psychic Lovers And Eating Time | - | |
| The Lovers And The Alchemist (aka The Mis-Used Blues) | Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007 | |
| The Poet | - | |
| Wedding Day And Fuzz | - | |
| Fuzz / Feast / Breakout / European Echoes / Alone And The Arrest | - |
* Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5006 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy Vol. 1
= Affinity (E) AFFD 102 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy 1983
* Jazz Atmosphere IRI 5007 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy Vol. 2
= Affinity (E) AFFD 102 Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy 1983
Ornette Coleman Trio
same personnel.
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 1966
| Lonely Woman | BEAT 1 | |
| Falling Stars | - | |
| Clergyman's Dream | - |
* BEAT 1 Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman Trio '66
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Charlie Haden, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums; Frank Wolff, producer.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1966
| 1780 tk.1 | The Empty Foxhole | Blue Note BLP 4246 |
| 1781 tk.2 | Freeway Express | - |
| 1782 tk.5 | Zig Zag | - |
| 1783 tk.8 | Faithful | - |
| 1784 tk.9 | Sound Gravitations | - |
| 1785 tk.12 | Good Old Days | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4246, BST 84246 Ornette Coleman - The Empty Foxhole 1967
= Blue Note B1-28982, CDP 7243 8 28982 2 1 - 1994
Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums, vibes.
NYC, 1966
| Faces And Places | Vap (J) VPLR 70353 | |
| Sadness | - | |
| Morning Song | - | |
| Bass Improvisation I | - | |
| Morning Song (alternate take) | - | |
| Bass Improvisation II | - | |
| Alone And Arrest | - | |
| European Echoes | - | |
| European Echoes (alternate take) | - |
* Vap (J) VPLR 70353 Ornette Coleman Trio
1967
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.
Village Theatre, NYC, March 17, 1967
| The Little Symphony | unissued | |
| Just For You | - | |
| A Capella For Three Wise Men And A Saint | - | |
| Buddha Lives | - | |
| Love And Sex | - | |
| Atavism | - | |
| European Echoes | - |
The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Ornette Coleman, trumpet, composer; Mason Jones, French horn; Murray Panitz, flute, piccolo; John DeLancre, oboe, English horn; Barnard Garfield, bassoon; Anthony Gigliotti, clarinet, bass clarinet.
Village Theatre, NYC, March 17, 1967
| URA1-1475 | Form And Sounds | RCA Victor LPM-2982 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2982 The Music Of Ornette Coleman
Jackie McLean Quintet
Ornette Coleman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Lamont Johnson, piano; Scott Holt, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1967
| 1864 tk.6 | Old Gospel | Blue Note BLP 4262 |
| 1865 tk.9 | Strange As It Seems | - |
| 1866 tk.10 | Lifetime: Offspring / Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4262, BST 84262 Jackie McLean - New And Old Gospel 1967
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53356 2 4 - 1996
The Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia Quartet
Stuart Canin, William Steck, violin; Carlton Cooley, viola; William Stokking, cello; Ornette Coleman, supervisor.
NYC, March 31, 1967
| URA1-1494 | Space Flight | RCA Victor LPM-2982 |
| URA1-1495 | Saints And Soldiers | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2982 The Music Of Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, NYC, July 21, 1967
| Holiday For A Graveyard | Flying Dutchman FDS-104 |
* Flying Dutchman FDS-104 Bob Thiele Emergency - Head Start 1969
1968
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, David Izenzon, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, February 5, 1968
| Tutti | Jazz Up (It) JU-310; Moon (It) MCD044-2 | |
| Three Wisemen And The Saint | - | |
| New York | - |
* Jazz Up (It) JU-310 Ornette Coleman - Live In Milano 1968 1989
* Moon (It) MCD044-2 Ornette Coleman - Languages 1993
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, shanai; Charlie Haden, David Izenzon, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
live in Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
| Lonely Woman | Joker (J) UPS-2061-KR | |
| Monsieur Le Prince | - | |
| Forgotten Children | - | |
| Buddah Blues | - |
* Joker (J) UPS-2061-KR The Unprecedented Music Of Ornette Coleman 1977
= Lotus (It) LOP 14.074; Passport (It) LPPS 11.116 - 1980
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Ornette Coleman, trumpet, violin; Charlie Haden, David Izenzon, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; Yoko Ono, vocal.
Royal Albert Hall, London, England, February 29, 1968
| Emotion Modulation (A.O.S.) | Apple SAPCOR 17 | |
| Sunrise | unissued | |
| Forgotten Children | - | |
| Long Time No See | - | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Hight Abhbury | - | |
| Buddha Blues | - |
* Apple SAPCOR 17 Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, April 29, 1968
| 2099 tk.2 | We Now Interrupt For A Commercial | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| tk.7 | Love Call (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356 2 |
| 3000 tk.8 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3001 tk.12 | Open To The Public | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| 3002 tk.14/15 | Toy Dance | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3003 tk.16 | Check Out Time (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84356 2 |
| 3004 tk.18 | Airborne | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| tk.19 | Broadway Blues (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84287 2 |
* Blue Note BST 84287 Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now! Volume 1 1968
= Blue Note CDP 7 84287 2 - 1990
* Blue Note BST 84356 Ornette Coleman - Love Call 1971
= Blue Note CDP 7 84356 2 - 1990
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
| 3018 tk.4 | Love Call | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| 3019 tk.5 | Round Trip | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| 3017 tk.7 | Just For You | Blue Note CDP 7 84356 2 |
| 3016 tk.12/16 | Broadway Blues | Blue Note BST 84287 |
| tk.13 | Check Out Time | Blue Note BST 84356 |
| tk.14 | The Garden Of Souls | Blue Note BST 84287 |
* Blue Note BST 84356 Ornette Coleman - Love Call 1971
= Blue Note CDP 7 84356 2 - 1990
* Blue Note BST 84287 Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now! Volume 1 1968
= Blue Note CDP 7 84287 2 - 1990
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Ornette Coleman, violin, trumpet, alto sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Denardo Coleman as Ornette Denardo, drums.
Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, Univ. Of California, Berkeley, CA, August 11, 1968
| C.O.D. | Impulse! AS-9178 | |
| Rainbows | - | |
| New York | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - | |
| Sun Suite Of San Francisco | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9178 Ornette Coleman - Ornette At 12 1969
1969
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry, trumpet, flute; Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, clarinet; Charlie Haden, bass; Ornette D. Coleman, drums.
Loeb Student Center, New York University, NYC, March 22, 1969
| 91059 | Broken Shadows | Impulse! AS-9187 |
| 91060 | Comme Il Faut | - |
| 91061 | Space Jungle | - |
| 91062 | Song For Che | Impulse! AS-9187, ASH-9253-3 |
| 91063 | Trouble In The East | Impulse! AS-9187, ASD-9228-3 |
* Impulse! AS-9187 Ornette Coleman - Crisis 1972
* Impulse! ASH-9253-3 Various Artists - The Saxophone
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3 Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; with Emanuel Ghent, electronic devices; + overdubs: Ornette Coleman, trumpet.
NYC, June 7, 1969
| 91045 | Man On The Moon | Impulse! 45-275 |
| 91046 | Growing Up | - |
* Impulse! 45-275 Ornette Coleman - Man On The Moon / Growing Up 1969
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, Arabic oboe; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Blizen Festival, Belgium, August 24, 1969
| As It Should Be | Moon (It) MLP 022-1 | |
| Space Jungle | - | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Broken Shadows | - | |
| Countdown | - |
* Moon (It) MLP 022-1, MCD 022-2 Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows 1990
1970 (age 40)
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
NYC, early 1970
| Ornette's Suite Part 1 | Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5248 | |
| Ornette's Suite Part 2 | - |
* Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5248 Ornette Coleman - Stating The Case 1983
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; unknown, vocal #2.
Prince Street, NYC, February 14, 1970
| 1. | Friends And Neighbors | Flying Dutchman FDS-123 |
| 2. | - | - |
| 3. | Long Time No See | - |
| 4. | Let's Play | - |
| 5. | Forgotten Songs | - |
| 6. | Tomorrow | - |
* Flying Dutchman FDS-123 Ornette Coleman - Friends And Neighbors 1970
Louis Armstrong And His Friends
Thad Jones, trumpet; Jimmy Owens, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax; Frank Owens, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Pretty Purdie, drums; Louis Armstrong, vocal; Ornette Coleman, background vocal.
NYC, May 10, 1970
| We Shall Overcome | Flying Dutchman AM-12009 | |
| Give Peace A Chance | - |
* Flying Dutchman AM-12009 Louis Armstrong And His Friends 1970
1971
Alice Coltrane Trio With String Quartet
John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch, violin; Alice Coltrane, organ, harp; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Alice Coltrane, string arranger; Ornette Coleman, transcriber.
A&R Studios, NYC, April 6, 1971
| Universal Consciousness | Impulse! AS-9210 | |
| Oh Allah | Impulse! AS-9210, AS-9232-2 |
* Impulse! AS-9210 Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness 1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2 - 2002
* Impulse! AS-9232-2 Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space
Alice Coltrane Quintet With String Quartet
add Tulsi, tamboura; Clifford Jarvis, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, April 6, and May 14, 1971
| Hare Krishna | Impulse! AS-9210 |
* Impulse! AS-9210 Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness 1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2 - 2002
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet #1-7; Bobby Bradford, trumpet #1-4,8-10; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax #1-4,8-10; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums #1-4,8-10; Billy Higgins, drums #1-7.
Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 9, 1971
| 1. CO112012 | Happy House | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 2. CO112013 | Broken Shadows | - |
| 3. CO112014 | Written Word | unissued |
| 4. CO112015 | Elizabeth | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 5. CO112016 | Civilization Day | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 6. CO112017 | Country Town Blues | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 7. CO112018 | Street Woman | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 8. CO112019 | School Work | Columbia FC 38029 |
| 9. CO112020 | The Jungle Is A Skyscraper | Columbia KC 31061 |
| 10. CO112021 | Law Years | - |
* Columbia FC 38029 Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows 1982
* Columbia KC 31061 Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction 1972
Ornette Coleman Septet
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Bobby Bradford, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, drums; Asha Puthli, vocal; David Henderson, poet recitation.
Columbia Studio E, NYC, September 10, 1971
| CO112022 | What Reason Could I Give | unissued |
| CO112023 | All My Life | - |
| CO112024 | Science Fiction | Columbia KC 31061 |
| CO112025 | Light House | unissued |
* Columbia KC 31061 Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction 1972
Ornette Coleman Septet
Carmon Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarg, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, musette; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, drums; Asha Puthli, vocal.
Columbia Studio E, NYC, October 13, 1971
| What Reason Could I Give | Columbia KC 31061 | |
| All My Life | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - |
* Columbia KC 31061 Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction 1972
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, musette; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
| Announcement | Jazz Door (G) JD 12112 | |
| Street Woman | - | |
| Whom Do You Work For | - | |
| Written Word | - | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - |
* Jazz Door (G) JD 12112 Ornette Coleman - The Belgrade Concert
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Street Woman | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 13 | |
| Song For Che | - | |
| Whom Do You Work For | - | |
| Rock The Clock | - | |
| Written Word | - |
* Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 13 Ornette Coleman Quartet European Concert late 1970s
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
Paris, France, late 1971
| Second Fiction | Trio (J) PA-7169/70 | |
| Summer-Thang | - | |
| 14 Juillet | - | |
| Fantasy 77 | - | |
| Reminiscence | - | |
| All Day Affair | - | |
| Silhouette | - |
* Trio (J) PA-7169/70 Ornette Coleman - Paris Concert
1972
Ornette Coleman Quartet With London Symphony Orchestra
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, composer; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, oboe; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; The London Symphony Orchestra, David Measham, conductor.
London, England, May, 1972
| Skies Of America Part 1: Skys Of America / Native Americans / The Good Life / Birthdays And Funerals / Dreams Sounds Of Sculpture / Holiday For Heroes / All Of My Life / Dancers / The Soul / Within Woman / The Artist In America | Columbia KC 31562 | |
| Skies Of America Part 2: The New Anthem / Place In Space / Foreigner In A Free Land / Silver Screen / Poetry / The Men Who Live In The White House / Live Life / The Military / Jam Session / Sunday In America | - |
* Columbia KC 31562 Ornette Coleman - Skies Of America 1972
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano #1,2; Jim Hall, guitar #1,2; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, September 7, 1972
| 1. | Good Girl Blues | rejected |
| 2. | Is It Forever | - |
| 3. | Rubber Gloves | Columbia FC 38029 |
* Columbia FC 38029 Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows 1982
Ornette Coleman Sextet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; Webster Armstrong, vocal; with unidentified woodwind quintet: unknown, French horn; unknown, flute; unknown, oboe; unknown, bassoon; unknown, clarinet.
Columbia Studios, NYC, September 8, 1972
| Good Girl Blues | Columbia FC 38029 | |
| Is It Forever | - |
* Columbia FC 38029 Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows 1982
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry, cornet; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Artists House, NYC, September 22, 1972
| The Original Theme | J For Jazz JFJ803 | |
| Rack Jimping Roy | - | |
| Stating The Case | - | |
| Involvement | - | |
| Protest | - |
* J For Jazz JFJ803 Ornette Coleman - Broadcasts: Never On LP Before mid 1970s
1973
Ornette Coleman With The Master Musicians Of Jajouka
Robert Palmer, clarinet, wood flute; Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, electric violin; The Master Musicians Of Jajouka, pipes, flute, three lutanists, violin, drums.
Jajouka, Morocco, January, 1973
| Midnight Sunrise | A&M/Horizon SP-722 | |
| Midnight Sunrise (alternate take) | A&M 314 543 519-2 | |
| Music From The Cave | Horizon unissued | |
| Other Untitled Originals | - |
* A&M/Horizon SP-722; A&M 314 543 519-2 Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; and others.
1973
| unknown title | Sub Rose/Sub CD 006 |
* Sub Rose/Sub CD 006 William S. Burroughs, Ornette Coleman - Break Through In Grey Room - Ornette Coleman And Musicians Of Jajouka
1974
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; James "Blood" Ulmer, guitar; Norris Sirone Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
NYC, spring 1974
| Tutti | Craws no number | |
| Love Call | - | |
| What Reason Could I Give | - | |
| The Story Of The King And Queen | - | |
| Harloff | - | |
| Comme Il Faut | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - | |
| Something To Listen To | - |
* Craws no number Ornette Coleman In Concert
Ornette Coleman Quartet
same personnel.
Italy, 1974
| unknown title | BAT 2, 3, 4 | |
| Tutti | - | |
| Lonely Woman | - | |
| Something To Listen To | - | |
| Bells And Chimes | - | |
| Comme Il Faut | - | |
| What Reason Could I Give | - | |
| Love Call | - |
* BAT 2, 3, 4 Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman Quartet '74
1975
Claude Nougaro
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Maurice Vander, piano; Luigi Trussardi, bass; Charles Bellonzi, drums; Claude Nougaro, vocal.
Paris, France, December, 1975
| Gloria | Barclay (F) 90025 |
* Barclay (F) 90025 Claude Nougaro - Nougaro Chante Les Grands Du Jazz 1970s
1976
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Haden, bass.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March 21, 1976
| O.C. | A&M/Horizon SP-710 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-710 Charlie Haden - Closeness 1976
Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman Duo
Ornette Coleman, trumpet; Charlie Haden, bass.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1976
| The Golden Number | A&M/Horizon SP-727 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-727 Charlie Haden - The Golden Number 1977
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charlie Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Shannon Jackson, drums.
Studio Barclay, Paris, France, December, 1976
| Voice Poetry | Artists House AH 1 | |
| Home Grown | - | |
| Macho Woman | - | |
| Fou Amour | - | |
| European Echoes | - |
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Rudy MacDaniel, bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums.
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 1) | A&M/Horizon SP-722 | |
| Theme From A Symphony (variation 2) | - |
* Artists House AH 1, AH 9401 Ornette Coleman - Body Meta 1978
= Harmolodic 314 531 916-2 - 1996
* A&M/Horizon SP-722; A&M 314 543 519-2 Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head
1977
Ornette Coleman - Charlie Haden Duo
Ornette Coleman, tenor sax, trumpet; Charlie Haden, bass.
The Hit Factory, NYC, January 30, 1977
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Artists House AH 6 | |
| Human Being | - | |
| Soap Suds | - | |
| Sex Spy | - | |
| Some Day | - |
* Artists House AH 6, AH 9406 Ornette - Soapsuds, Soapsuds 1979
= Harmolodic 314 531 917-2 - 1996
1978
James Blood Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; James Blood, electric guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, electric bass; Denardo Coleman, drums.
RPM Sound Studios, NYC, December 5, 1978
| Theme From Captain Black | Artists House AH 7 | |
| Moons Shines | - | |
| Morning Bride | - | |
| Revelation March | - | |
| Woman Coming | - | |
| Nothing To Say | - | |
| Arena | - | |
| Revealing | - |
* Artists House AH 7, AH 9407 James Blood - Tales Of Captain Black 1979
1979
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston, drums.
NYC, April 25, 1979
| Sleep Talk | Antilles AN 2001 | |
| Jump Street | - | |
| Him And Her | - | |
| Air Ship | - | |
| What Is The Name Of That Song | - | |
| Job Mob | - | |
| Love Words | - | |
| Times Square | - |
* Antilles AN 2001 Ornette Coleman - Of Human Feelings
1984 (age 54)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Charles Ellerbee, guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Ron Hoverton, percussion.
NYC, 1984
| Dancing In Your Head | Gramavision GR 8303 |
* Gramavision GR 8303 Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Renaissance Man
1985
Pat Metheny - Ornette Coleman Quintet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Pat Metheny, guitar synthesizer, electric guitar; Charlie Haden, bass #1-6,8; Jack DeJohnette, drums #1-6,8; Denardo Coleman, electric drums, percussion #1-6,8.
NYC, December 12-14, 1985
| 1. | Song X | Geffen GEFD 924086 2 |
| 2. | Mob Job | - |
| 3. | Endangered Species | - |
| 4. | Video Games | - |
| 5. | Kathelin Gray | - |
| 6. | Trigonometry | - |
| 7. | Song X Duo | - |
| 8. | Long Time No See | - |
* Geffen GEFD 924086 2 Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Song X
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Sextet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Mark Oliver, sax; Martin Anllet, keyboards; Carlos Jones, synthesizer; Ronny Doleyton, guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, vocal; Faneita Johnson, Lawrence Newton, vocal.
NYC, 1985
| So Tranquilizin' | Gramavision 18-8310-1 | |
| Jet Set | - | |
| About The Money | - | |
| All Things Most Change | - | |
| Be My Girl | - | |
| Take It To The Top | - | |
| All My Love | - | |
| Energize Me | - |
* Gramavision 18-8310-1 Jamaaladeen Tacuma - So Tranquilizin'
Ornette Coleman & Prime Time
Ornette Coleman, sax; Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Albert MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Denardo Coleman, Sabir Kamal, drums.
Caravan Of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX, 1985
| To Know What To Know | Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85001 | |
| Harmolodic Bebop | - | |
| Sex Spy | - | |
| City Living | - | |
| See-Thru | - | |
| Compute | - |
* Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85001 Ornette & Prime Time - Opening The Caravan Of Dreams 1985
The Gregory Gelman Ensemble
Gregory Gelman, 1st violin; Larissa Blitz, 2nd violin; Alex Deych, viola; Matthew Meister, cello; Denardo Coleman, percussion; Ornette Coleman, composer.
Fullerian Desert Dome, Caravan Of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX, 1985
| Prime Design/Time Design Side 1 | Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85002 | |
| Prime Design/Time Design Side 2 | - |
* Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85002 Ornette Coleman - Prime Design/Time Design 1986
1987
Ornette Coleman The Original Quartet & Prime Time
Don Cherry, trumpet; Ornette Coleman, alto, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Acoustilog Studios, NYC, February, 1987
| Peace Warriors | Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85008 | |
| Feet Music | - | |
| Africa Is The Mirror Of All Colors | - | |
| Word For Bird | - | |
| Space Church (Continuous Services) | - | |
| Latin Genetics | - | |
| In All Languages | - | |
| Sound Manual | - | |
| Mothers Of The Veil | - | |
| Cloning | - |
Ornette Coleman, sax, trumpet; Charlie Ellerbe, Bern Nix, guitar; Al MacDowell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston, drums.
| Music News | - | |
| Mothers Of The Veil | - | |
| The Art Of Love Is Happiness | - | |
| Latin Genetics | - | |
| Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow | - | |
| Listen Up | - | |
| Feet Music | - | |
| Space Church (Continuous Services) | - | |
| Cloning | - | |
| In All Languages | - | |
| Biosphere | - | |
| Story Tellers | - | |
| Peace Warriors | - |
* Caravan Of Dreams Productions CDP85008 Ornette, The Original Quartet & Prime Time - In All Languages 1987
= Harmolodic 314 531 915-2 - 1997
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time With Jerry Garcia
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Jerry Garcia, guitar #1,6,7; Al MacDowell, Chris Walker, bass; Calvin Weston, drums; Denardo Coleman, drums, keyboards.
NYC, October, 1987
| 1. | 3 Wishes | Portrait PRT 44301 |
| 2. | Bourgeois Boogie | - |
| 3. | Happy Hour | - |
| 4. | Virgin Beauty | - |
| 5. | Healing The Feeling | - |
| 6. | Singing In The Shower | - |
| 7. | Desert Players | - |
| 8. | Honeymooners | - |
| 9. | Chanting | - |
| 10. | Spelling The Alphabet | - |
| 11. | Unknown Artist | - |
* Portrait PRT 44301; Columbia RK 44301 Ornette Coleman - Virgin Beauty
1988
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Charles Ellerbee, Bern Nix, guitar; Al MacDowell as Al McDowell, Chris Walker as Chris Wilker, bass guitar; Denardo Coleman, Calvin Weston, drums.
Jazzbuhne Berlin, Friedrichstadtpalast, East Berlin, East Germany, June 5, 1988
| Song X | Repertoire (G) RR 4905-CC | |
| Music News | - | |
| Chanting | - | |
| Honeymoon | - | |
| Realing The Feeling | - | |
| Singing In The Shower | - | |
| Dancing In Your Head | - | |
| Bourgeoise Boogie | - |
* Repertoire (G) RR 4905-CC Ornette Coleman "Prime Time" - Jazzbuhne Berlin '88 Vol. 5 1990
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Pat Metheny, guitar, composer; and others.
Festival International De Jazz De Montreal, Canada, July 7, 1988
| unknown title | no label no number |
* no label no number Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny - Festival International Du Jazz Du Montreal 1988
1990 (age 60)
Al MacDowell Quintet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Jack O'Neil, sax; Bernard Wright, keyboards; Jeff Ciampa, guitar; Al MacDowell, bass, keyboards, electric drums; Lizette, vocal.
NYC, 1990
| Come See Tomorrow | Gramavision R2 79450 |
* Gramavision R2 79450 Al MacDowell - Time Peace
1991
Howard Shore And The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, composer; Barre Phillips, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums; The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Shore, composer, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1991
| Naked Lunch | Milan (It) 35614 2 | |
| Hauser And O'Brien / Bugpowder | - | |
| Mugwumps | - | |
| Centipede | - | |
| The Black Meat | - | |
| Simpatico / Misterioso | - | |
| Fadela's Coven | - | |
| Interzone Suite | - | |
| William Tell | - | |
| Mujahaddin | - | |
| Intersong | - | |
| Dr. Benway | - | |
| Clark Nova | - | |
| Dies | - | |
| Ballad/Joan | - | |
| Cloquet's Parrots / Midnight Sunrise | - | |
| Nothing Is True | - | |
| Everything Is Permitted | - | |
| Welcome To Annexia | - | |
| Writeman | - |
* Milan (It) 35614 2 Howard Shore - Naked Lunch (Soundtrack)
1995
Yochk'o Seffer
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Yochk'o Seffer, sax; Debora Seffer, violin; Didier Levallet, bass; Tony Marsh, drums.
November, 1995
| Lonely Woman | Emen 500 822 | |
| Invisible | - | |
| The Blessing | - | |
| Bird Food | - | |
| Chippie | - | |
| Angel Voice | - | |
| Jayne | - | |
| Denise K | - | |
| Still Something Else | - | |
| Call Me Man | - |
* Emen 500 822 Yochk'o Seffer - Ornette For Ever
Geri Allen Trio/Duo/Solo
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Geri Allen, piano.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 14, 15, 1995, and March 1, 1996
| Vertical Flowing | Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5589 |
same session.
| The Eyes Have It | - |
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5589; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38297 2 9 Geri Allen - Eyes... In The Back Of Your Head 1997
Ornette Coleman & Prime Time
Ornette Coleman, sax, violin, trumpet; Dave Bryant, keyboards; Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel, guitar; Bradley Jones, acoustic bass; Al MacDowell, electric bass; Denardo Coleman, drums, programming; Badal Roy, tabla, percussion; with Chris Walker, bass, keyboards #2; Avenda "Khadijah" Ali, Moishe Naim, vocal #2.
Harmolodic Studios, Harlem, NY, released 1995
| 1. | Street Blues | Harmolodic 314 527 483-2 |
| 2. | Search For Life | - |
| 3. | Guadalupe | - |
| 4. | Bach Prelude | - |
| 5. | Sound Is Everywhere | - |
| 6. | Miguel's Fortune | - |
| 7. | La Capella | - |
| 8. | OAC | - |
| 9. | If I Knew As Much About You (As You Know About Me) | - |
| 10. | When Will I See You Again | - |
| 11. | Kathelin Gray | - |
| 12. | Badal | - |
| 13. | Tone Dialing | - |
| 14. | Family Reunion | - |
| 15. | Local Instinct | - |
| 16. | Ying Yang | - |
* Harmolodic 314 527 483-2 Ornette Coleman & Prime Time - Tone Dialing 1995
1996
Ornette Coleman - Joachim Kuhn Duo
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, trumpet, violin; Joachim Kuhn, piano.
Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, August 31, 1996
| Faxing | Harmolodic 314 537 789-2 | |
| House Of Stained Glass | - | |
| Refills | - | |
| Story Writing | - | |
| Three Ways To One | - | |
| Passion Cultures | - | |
| Night Plans | - | |
| Cyber Cyber | - |
* Harmolodic 314 537 789-2 Ornette + Joachim Kuhn - Colors: Live From Leipzig 1997
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, sax, violin, trumpet; Geri Allen, piano; Charnett Moffett, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums; with Lauren Kinhan, Chris Walker, vocal #7.
Harmolodic Studios, Harlem, NY, released 1996
| 1. | Sound Museum | Harmolodic 314 531 657-2 |
| 2. | Monsieur Allard | - |
| 3. | City Living | - |
| 4. | What Reason | - |
| 5. | Home Grown | - |
| 6. | Stopwatch | - |
| 7. | Don't You Know By Now | - |
| 8. | P.P. (Picolo Pesos) | - |
| 9. | Women Of The Veil | - |
| 10. | Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | - |
| 11. | Biosphere | - |
| 12. | European Echoes | - |
| 13. | Mob Job | - |
| 14. | Macho Woman | - |
Ornette Coleman, sax, violin, trumpet; Geri Allen, piano; Charnett Moffett, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums.
| Sound Museum | Harmolodic 314 531 914-2 | |
| Monsieur Allard | - | |
| City Living | - | |
| What Reason | - | |
| Home Grown | - | |
| Stopwatch | - | |
| Women Of The Veil | - | |
| P.P. (Picolo Pesos) | - | |
| Biosphere | - | |
| Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | - | |
| European Echoes | - | |
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus (variation) | - | |
| Mob Job | - | |
| Macho Woman | - |
* Harmolodic 314 531 657-2 Ornette - Sound Museum: Three Women 1996
* Harmolodic 314 531 914-2 Ornette - Sound Museum: Hidden Man 1996
1997
Rolf Kuhn And Friends With Ornette Coleman
Rolf Kuhn, clarinet; Ornette Coleman, sax.
January, 1997
| The Vertical Circle | Intuition Records (G) INT 3211 2 |
* Intuition Records (G) INT 3211 2 Rolf Kuhn, Ornette Coleman - Affairs
2000 (age 70)
Joe Henry
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Sandra Park, concertmaster, strings; Elizabeth Dyson, Bob Malach, Robert Rinehart, strings; Brad Mehldau, piano; Marc Ribot, guitar; Joe Henry, guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocal; Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Dave Pilch, bass; Brian Blade, Abe Laboriel Jr., drums, percussion; Steve Barber, conductor, orchestra arranger.
September 7-29, 2000
| Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation | Mammoth MR 65507-2 | |
| Stop | - | |
| Mean Flower | - | |
| Struck | - | |
| Rough And Tumble | - | |
| Lock And Key | - | |
| Nico Lost One Small Buddha | - | |
| Cold Enough To Cross | - | |
| Edgar Bergen | - | |
| Scar | - |
* Mammoth MR 65507-2 Joe Henry - Scar
2005
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, sax, violin, trumpet; Gregory Cohen, Tony Falanga, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums, percussion.
Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 14, 2005
| Intro | Sound Grammar SG 11593 | |
| Jordan | - | |
| Sleep Talking | - | |
| Turnaround | - | |
| Matador | - | |
| Waiting For You | - | |
| Call To Duty | - | |
| Once Only | - | |
| Song X | - |
* Sound Grammar SG 11593 Ornette Coleman - Sound Grammar 2006
2011 (age 81)
Sonny Rollins
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Christian McBride, acoustic bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
released 2011;
Sappoto Shimin Hall, Sapporo, Japan, October 1, 2010;
Beacon Theatre, NYC, September 10, 2010;
Tokyo International Forum Hall, Forum A, Tokyo, Japan, October 7, 2010
| Sonnymoon For Two | Doxy Records (F) 0602527749723 |
* Doxy Records (F) 0602527749723 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 2 2011