Tone Dialing (album)

Tone Dialing
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	September 26, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:01
Label	Harmolodic/Verve
Producer	Denardo Coleman
Ornette Coleman chronology
Naked Lunch (1991)Naked Lunch1991 Tone Dialing (1995) Colors: Live from Leipzig (1996)Colors: Live from Leipzig1996

Tone Dialing is an album recorded in 1995 by the American jazz composer and saxophonist Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time ensemble. It was released in September 1995 by Coleman's Harmolodic record label, in partnership with Verve/PolyGram.^[1][2] It was the Harmolodic label's first release, and "the first disc fully devoted to Coleman's music in eight years."^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "despite the inclusion of one obnoxious rap, this free funk set is well worth picking up by open-minded listeners".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman except as indicated

1. "Street Blues" - 4:58
2. "Search for Life" - 7:32
3. "Guadalupe" - 4:10
4. "Bach Prelude" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 5:40
5. "Sound Is Everywhere" - 3:34
6. "Miguel's Fortune" - 6:04
7. "La Capella" - 4:32
8. "O.A.C." - 3:47
9. "If I Knew as Much About You (As You Know About Me)" - 2:36
10. "When Will I See You Again" - 2:46
11. "Kathelin Gray" (Coleman, Pat Metheny) - 4:41
12. "Badal" - 4:42
13. "Tone Dialing" - 1:45
14. "Family Reunion" - 4:07
15. "Local Instinct" - 2:56
16. "Ying Yang" - 2:56

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Dave Bryant - keyboards
• Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel - guitar
• Bradley Jones, Al MacDowell - bass
• Chris Walker - bass, keyboards
• Denardo Coleman - drums
• Badal Roy - tabla, percussion
• Avenda Khadija, Moishe Nalm - vocals

References