Crisis (Ornette Coleman album)

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.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick 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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman except as indicated

1. "Broken Shadows" - 5:59
2. "Comme Il Faut" - 14:26
3. "Song for Ché" (Charlie Haden) - 11:32
4. "Space Jungle" - 5:20
5. "Trouble in the East" - 6:39

• Recorded at New York University in New York City on March 22, 1969.

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Don Cherry - cornet, Indian flute
• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Denardo Coleman - drums

References