doomandgloomfromthetomb:Ornette Coleman Quartet - Sartoria Saal, Cologne, Germany, November 11, 1971
doomandgloomfromthetomb:Ornette Coleman Quartet - Sartoria Saal, Cologne, Germany, November 11, 1971Let’s listen to some Ornette today! This recording is a great listen – I especially enjoyed Charlie Haden’s long, lyrical bass solo there in the middle. Rich! Worth reading! This fascinating piece about Coleman’s Prince Street loft in NYC (pictured above), which was quite the hotbed in the late 60s/early 70s. Sounds like a cool place to hang out. Rehearsals are held on the first floor, in the warehouse-like rehearsal space. The music stands and instruments were set up in the middle of the almost 3500 square foot space. Ornette handed out a number of his new compositions to the band, and played them the themes of each tune. Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell listened intently with their ears cocked. In a short while Don and then everyone else in the band joined in with Ornette and tried to figure out the theme, until Ornette stopped and said, “That’s not quite it, Ed, you put the accent here.” In Ornette’s music, percussion plays a large role. They began practicing the theme again. This time, Don turned to Ed and said “Here, now!” Then Ornette played his solo, and Don had an expression of delight. The three-hour rehearsal had gone by so quickly. -- source link