Coleman, O
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focusing on just the core duo rather than the quartet setting… yet another example of the duo’s utterly seductive music-making. Recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France, the album’s... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, May 2026
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The Shape Of Jazz To Come
RecommendedOrnette Coleman (alto saxophone), Don Cherry (cornet), Charlie Haden (double bass), Billy Higgins (drums)
What this album did in fact contain and represent was a completely different and fresh set of musical signposts within the jazz vernacular, both in terms of the stunningly bright melodic patterns... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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… this mixture of Pastorius’ exuberance and Metheny’s intensity, moderated by the impeccable taste of Bob Moses lends a freshness to this album that makes it seem as if it were recorded yesterday. —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Tone Poem
RecommendedCharles Lloyd & The Marvels, Eric Harland (drums), Greg Leisz (steel guitar), Reuben Rogers (bass), Bill Frisell (guitar), Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone, alto flute)
Over Frisell’s boogieing groove, his quavering upper tone and squabbling whispers muse over languid country-ballad guitar harmonies on Leonard Cohen’s Anthem. Bola de Nieve’s Ay Amor! is a highlight,... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, April 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th April 2021
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, March 2021
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An understated trio gem...fresh, revelatory and engrossing. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The overall marvel of this record is that, while it proved to be so pregnant with ideas for those who followed in the next decades, the music grips the listener as excitingly as ever today. —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Recordings
RecommendedOrnette Coleman (alto saxophone), Don Cherry (trumpet), Walter Norris (piano), Don Payne (bass), Billy Higgins (drums), Percy Heath (bass), Red Mitchell (bass), Shelly Manne (drums)
This set, combining 'Something Else!!!! The Music of Ornette Coleman' and 'Tomorrow Is The Question! The New Music of Ornette Coleman', originally for Lester Koenig’s Contemporary label, neatly... —
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th April 2022
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This set, combining 'Something Else!!!! The Music of Ornette Coleman' and 'Tomorrow Is The Question! The New Music of Ornette Coleman', originally for Lester Koenig’s Contemporary label, neatly... —
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th April 2022
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Barney Kessel & The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (double bass), Shelly Manne (drums)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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The great Danish trumpeter, backed by Nils Davidson (cello, bass) and Frands Rifbjerg (drums), tackles a wide range of standards by everyone from Ornette to Ridgers and Hart, throwing in some... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2023
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