New York Is Now!

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. It was recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in two sessions, on April 29 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6), and May 7 (tracks 3 & 5), 1968.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album three stars and stated "New York Is Now is one of the true curiosity pieces in Ornette's catalog".^[2] 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". 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".

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.

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman.

"The Garden of Souls" – 13:57
"Toy Dance" – 7:25
"Broadway Blues" – 8:40
"Broadway Blues" (alternate version) – 7:33 (bonus track on CD reissue)
"Round Trip" – 6:17
"We Now Interrupt for a Commercial" – 3:19

Personnel

Performance

Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone (tracks 1-5), violin (track 6), trumpet
Mel Fuhrman – vocals
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone

Production

Michael Cuscuna – liner notes, reissue producer
Dave Sanders – engineer
Francis Wolff – producer

References

↑ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 11, 2010
↑ Jurek, Thom. "New York Is Now > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved January 26, 2008.

External links

Ornette Coleman official site

Ornette Coleman

Studio albums	Something Else!!!! (1958) Tomorrow Is the Question! (1959) The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) Change of the Century (1959) This Is Our Music (1960) Free Jazz (1960) Ornette! (1961) Ornette on Tenor (1961) Chappaqua Suite (1965) New York Is Now! (1968) Love Call (1968) Ornette at 12 (1968) Broken Shadows (1971) Science Fiction (1971) Skies of America (1972) Dancing in Your Head (1976) Body Meta (1976) Soapsuds, Soapsuds (1977) Of Human Feelings (1982) Opening the Caravan of Dreams (1983) Prime Design/Time Design (1983) Song X (1986) In All Languages (1987) Virgin Beauty (1988) Tone Dialing (1995) Sound Museum: Hidden Man (1996) Sound Museum: Three Women (1996)

Compilation albums	The Art of the Improvisers (1970) Twins (1971) To Whom Who Keeps a Record (1975) Beauty Is a Rare Thing (1995)

Live albums	Town Hall, 1962 (1965) At the "Golden Circle" Vol. 1 & 2 (1965) The Empty Foxhole (1966) Crisis (1969) Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street (1970) Colors: Live from Leipzig (1997) Sound Grammar (2006)

Related	Discography

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