Town Hall, 1962 (Ornette Coleman album)

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Town Hall, 1962
Live album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1965
Recorded	21 December 1962
Genre	Free jazz
Length	45:14
Label	ESP-Disk
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Ornette Coleman chronology
Ornette on Tenor (1962)	Town Hall, 1962 (1962/5)	Chappaqua Suite (1965)

Town Hall, 1962 is an album by Ornette Coleman released on the ESP-Disk label. It was the first recording featuring at its heart his new trio after the ensemble of his Atlantic years.

The record provides partial documentation of a concert featuring several ensembles which had been organised and promoted by Coleman himself, in his search for artistic and economic independence. It was a successful venture, breaking even on costs ^[2], but was not repeated.

Even though the concert would be followed by two years of absence from public performance and recording, it is indicative of the direction which Coleman's music would take on his return in 1965, with the core trio and the introduction of string instrument textures.

Contents 1 References 2 Track listing 2.1 Side A 2.2 Side B 3 Personnel

[edit] References

1. ↑  Spellman, A. B. (1985 originally 1966). Four Lives in the Bebop Business. Limelight. ISBN 0-87910-042-7.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Ornette Coleman.

[edit] Side A

1. "Doughnut"
2. "Sadness"
3. "Dedication to Poets and Writers"

[edit] Side B

1. "the Ark"

[edit] Personnel

• Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone
• David Izenzohn — double bass
• Charles Moffat — drums
• Selwart Clark — violin
• Nathan Goldstein — violin
• Julian Barber — viola
• Kermit Moore — cello