Ornette Coleman Discography - session index

1958 (age 28)

• Ornette Coleman 5   Contemporary's studio, LA, Feb. 10, 22, & Mar. 24, 1958
• Paul Bley 5   Hillcrest Club, LA, Oct., 1958
• Ornette Coleman 5   Hillcrest Club, LA, Oct.-Nov., 1958

1959

• Ornette Coleman 4   Contemporary's studio, LA, Jan. 16, 1959
• Ornette Coleman 4   Contemporary's studio, LA, Feb. 23, 1959
• Ornette Coleman 4   Contemporary's studio, LA, Mar. 9 & 10, 1959
• Ornette Coleman 4   LA, May 22, 1959
• Ornette Coleman - Don Cherry 6   Lenox, MA, Aug. 29, 1959
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Oct. 8, 1959
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Oct. 9, 1959

1960 (age 30)

• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, July 19, 1960
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, July 26, 1960
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Aug. 2, 1960
• John Lewis Orch. & The Contemporary String 4   NYC, Dec. 19, 1960
• John Lewis Orch. & The Contemporary String 4   NYC, Dec. 20, 1960
• The Ornette Coleman Double 4   NYC, Dec. 21, 1960

1961

• The Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Jan. 31, 1961
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Mar. 22, 1961
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, Mar. 27, 1961

1962

• String 4 / String Ensemble   Town Hall, NYC, Dec. 21, 1962
• Ornette Coleman 3   same location, date
• Nappy Allen's Rhythm and Blues 3   same location, date
• Ornette Coleman 3   same location, date

1965

• Ornette Coleman 4 with Joseph Tekula Band   NYC, June 15, 16 & 17, 1965
• The Virtuoso Ensemble   Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, England, Aug. 29, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   same location, date
• Ornette Coleman 3   Berlin Jazz Fest., Berlin, W. Germany, Oct. 30, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Salle De La Mutualite, Paris, France, 2nd set, Nov. 4, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 30, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 3, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, afternoon set, Dec. 4, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden, evening set, Dec. 4, 1965
• Ornette Coleman 3   Bremen, W. Germany, Dec., 1965

1966

• Ornette Coleman 3   Paris, France, early 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   Radio broadcast From Paris, France, Feb. 12, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   Maison De La Radio Stduio, Paris, France, Feb. 18, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   San Remo Jazz Fest., San Remo, Italy, Mar. 27, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 7, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, May 14, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 9, 1966
• Ornette Coleman 3   NYC, 1966

1967

• Ornette Coleman 4   Village Theatre, NYC, Mar. 17, 1967
• The Philadelphia Woodwind 5   same location, date
• Jackie McLean 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 24, 1967
• The Chamber Symphony Of Philadelphia 4   NYC, Mar. 31, 1967
• Ornette Coleman 4   St. Peter's Lutheran Church, NYC, July 21, 1967

1968

• Ornette Coleman 4   Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, Feb. 5, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   live in Rome, Italy, Feb. 8, 1968
• Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band   Royal Albert Hall, London, England, Feb. 29, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   A&R Studios, NYC, Apr. 29, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, Univ. Of California, Berkeley, CA, Aug. 11, 1968

1969

• Ornette Coleman 5   Loeb Student Center, New York University, NYC, Mar. 22, 1969
• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, June 7, 1969
• Ornette Coleman 4   Blizen Fest., Belgium, Aug. 24, 1969

1970 (age 40)

• Ornette Coleman 5   NYC, early 1970
• Ornette Coleman 4   Prince Street, NYC, Feb. 14, 1970
• Louis Armstrong Friends   NYC, May 10, 1970

1971

• Alice Coltrane 3 with String 4   A&R Studios, NYC, Apr. 6, 1971
• Alice Coltrane 5 with String 4   A&R Studios, NYC, Apr. 6, & May 14, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 7   Columbia Studio E, NYC, Sep. 9, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 7   Columbia Studio E, NYC, Sep. 10, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 7   Columbia Studio E, NYC, Oct. 13, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 4   Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Nov. 2, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 4   Philharmonie, Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 5, 1971
• Ornette Coleman 4   Paris, France, late 1971

1972

• Ornette Coleman 4 with London Symphony Orch.   London, England, May, 1972
• Ornette Coleman 6   Columbia Studios, NYC, Sep. 7, 1972
• Ornette Coleman 6   Columbia Studios, NYC, Sep. 8, 1972
• Ornette Coleman 5   Artists House, NYC, Sep. 22, 1972

1973

• Ornette Coleman with The Master Musicians Of Jajouka   Jajouka, Morocco, Jan., 1973
• Ornette Coleman   1973

1974

• Ornette Coleman 4   NYC, spr. 1974
• Ornette Coleman 4   Italy, 1974

1975

• Claude Nougaro   Paris, France, Dec., 1975

1976

• Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman 2   Generation Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 21, 1976
• Charlie Haden - Ornette Coleman 2   Generation Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 19, 1976
• Ornette Coleman and Prime Time   Studio Barclay, Paris, France, Dec., 1976

1977

• Ornette Coleman - Charlie Haden 2   The Hit Factory, NYC, Jan. 30, 1977

1978

• James Blood 4   RPM Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 5, 1978

1979

• Ornette Coleman and Prime Time   NYC, Apr. 25, 1979

1984 (age 54)

• Jamaaladeen Tacuma 4   NYC, 1984

1985

• Pat Metheny - Ornette Coleman 5   NYC, Dec. 12-14, 1985
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma 6   NYC, 1985
• Ornette Coleman & Prime Time   Caravan Of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX, 1985
• The Gregory Gelman Ensemble   Fullerian Desert Dome, Caravan Of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX, 1985

1987

• Ornette Coleman The Original 4 & Prime Time   Acoustilog Studios, NYC, Feb., 1987
• Ornette Coleman and Prime Time with Jerry Garcia   NYC, Oct., 1987

1988

• Ornette Coleman and Prime Time   Jazzbuhne Berlin, Friedrichstadtpalast, East Berlin, East Germany, June 5, 1988
• Ornette Coleman   Fest. International De Jazz De Montreal, Canada, July 7, 1988

1990 (age 60)

• Al MacDowell 5   NYC, 1990

1991

• Howard Shore and The London Philharmonic Orch.   LA, Aug., 1991

1995

• Yochk'o Seffer   Nov., 1995
• Geri Allen 3/2/1   Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, Dec. 14, 15, 1995, & Mar. 1, 1996
• Ornette Coleman & Prime Time   Harmolodic Studios, Harlem, NY, released 1995

1996

• Ornette Coleman - Joachim Kuhn 2   Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Aug. 31, 1996
• Ornette Coleman 4   Harmolodic Studios, Harlem, NY, released 1996

1997

• Rolf Kuhn and Friends with Ornette Coleman   Jan., 1997

2000 (age 70)

• Joe Henry   Sep. 7-29, 2000

2005

• Ornette Coleman   Ludwigshafen, Germany, Oct. 14, 2005

2011 (age 81)

• Sonny Rollins   released 2011; Sappoto Shimin Hall, Sapporo, Japan, Oct. 1, 2010; Beacon Theatre, NYC, Sep. 10, 2010; Tokyo International Forum Hall, Forum A, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7, 2010

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