The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet – Free Jazz Vinyl LP White Pre Order 14/11/2025
The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet – Free Jazz Vinyl LP White Pre Order 14/11/2025
The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet – Free Jazz 14/11/2025
MOVLP3937 | 8719262040656
Format: 1 LP, 180-gram audiophile vinyl
Sleeve: Gatefold with Jackson Pollock artwork
Total Length: 36 minutes
Edition: Limited to 1000 individually numbered copies on white coloured vinyl
Overview
Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation is a landmark studio album by American saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released in September 1961. Recorded in one uninterrupted take on December 21, 1960, it introduced the concept of album-length free improvisation, running a full 37 minutes.
Coleman's "double quartet" format features two independent jazz quartets performing simultaneously in separate stereo channels. The left channel presents Coleman's working quartet, while the right features the former Coleman rhythm section, including Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell.
Packaging
This reissue replicates the original LP design, featuring Jackson Pollock’s 1954 painting The White Light. The gatefold sleeve includes a cutout window revealing part of the artwork, with full liner notes by critic Martin Williams inside.
Tracklist
Side A
- Free Jazz (Part 1)
Side B - Free Jazz (Part 2)
Legacy
Free Jazz became the blueprint for future large-ensemble improvisations, influencing seminal recordings such as John Coltrane’s Ascension and Peter Brötzmann’s Machine Gun.
