{"product_id":"the-ornette-coleman-double-quartet-free-jazz","title":"The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet - Free Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e: A Collective Improvisation is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrnette Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in September 1961. The recording session took place on December 21, 1960, at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u0026amp;R Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein New York City. The album is named after the then-nascent free jazz movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music is a continuous free improvisation with only a few brief pre-determined sections, recorded in one take with no overdubbing or editing. The album features what Coleman called a \"double quartet,\" i.e., two self-contained jazz quartets: each with a reed instrument, trumpet, bass, and drums. The two quartets are heard in separate channels, with Coleman's working quartet at the time in the left channel, and the second quartet, including the former Coleman rhythm section of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Haden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Blackwell\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two quartets play simultaneously.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the first album-length improvisation at thirty-seven minutes, unheard of at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original LP package incorporated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackson Pollock\u003c\/strong\u003e's 1954 painting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe White Light\u003c\/em\u003e. The cover is a gatefold with a cutout window in the lower right corner allowing a glimpse of the painting; opening the cover revealed the full artwork, along with liner notes by critic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on white vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition White Vinyl","offer_id":53207222681927,"sku":"TRI-68654","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/2d2c6be8b7a0b222e165df9618bb7bf3.jpg?v=1769379788","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-ornette-coleman-double-quartet-free-jazz","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}