Crisis (Ornette Coleman album)
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| Released | June 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:56 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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Crisis is a live album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman recorded at New York University in 1969 and released on the Impulse! label.[2]
In 2017, Real Gone Music reissued Crisis on CD as part of a compilation that also included Ornette at 12.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]Brian Olewnick's AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Crisis somehow lacks the reputation of the revolutionary Coleman albums from early in his career, but on purely musical grounds it ranks among his most satisfying works".[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [6] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Ornette Coleman except as indicated
- "Broken Shadows" – 5:59
- "Comme Il Faut" – 14:26
- "Song for Ché" (Charlie Haden) – 11:32
- "Space Jungle" – 5:20
- "Trouble in the East" – 6:39
- Recorded at New York University in New York City on March 22, 1969.
Personnel
[edit]- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
- Don Cherry – cornet, Indian flute
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Denardo Coleman – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard". July 1, 1972.
- ^ 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
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.