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[edit] New York Is Now
| New York Is Now | |||||
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| Studio album by Ornette Coleman | |||||
| Released | 1968 | ||||
| Recorded | April 29, 1968 & May 7, 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 47:11 | ||||
| Label | Blue Note | ||||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | ||||
| Professional reviews | |||||
| Ornette Coleman chronology | |||||
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New York Is Now is an album by American jazz musician Ornette Coleman, originally released in 1968 by the Blue Note label.
The album sees Coleman accompanied by John Coltrane's former rhythm section, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison, and by tenor sax player Dewey Redman. Vocals are provided by Mel Fuhrman.
[edit] Reception
All Music Guide's Thom Jurek sees the album finding Coleman "in some sense, at odds with himself" and the rhythm section, which he finds "a lot more modally than harmonically propelled".[1] In particular, he identifies drummer Elvin Jones as sounding restricted by the album's slow tempos. Jurek is also unfavourable about Coleman's violin playing. On the whole, he characterises New York Is Now as "pleasant and amusing if not amazing".
Piero Scaruffi finds the album representative of a transition to a new phase in Coleman's music. Along with Love Call, he finds New York Is Now to be "like a melodic divertissment[sic] , entertaining traditionalists with the 14-minute The Garden of Souls".[2]
Maybe some other folks have said stuff too.
[edit] Release history
The album was originally released as an LP by Blue Note Records in 1968. A compact disc version was first issued on January 27, 1990.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Ornette Coleman.
- "The Garden of Souls" – 13:57
- "Toy Dance" – 7:25
- "Broadway Blues" – 8:40
- "Broadway Blues" (alternate take) – 7:33
- "Round Trip" – 6:17
- "We Now Interrupt for a Commercial" – 3:19
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Performance
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
- Mel Fuhrman – vocals
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
[edit] Production
- Michael Cuscuna – liner notes, reissue producer
- Dave Sanders – engineer
- Francis Wolff – producer
[edit] References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. New York Is Now > Overview. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. A History of Jazz Music: Ornette Coleman. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
[edit] External links
[[Category:1968 albums]] [[Category:Blue Note Records albums]] [[Category:Ornette Coleman albums]]
