| Ornette at 12 | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:31 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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Ornette at 12 is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.
In 2017, Real Gone Music reissued Ornette at 12 on CD as part of a compilation that also included Crisis.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Don't be put off by the critics; Ornette at 12 is a fine, enjoyable album".
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ornette Coleman
- "C.O.D." – 7:25
- "Rainbows" – 8:56
- "New York" – 8:13
- "Bells and Chimes" – 7:15
- Recorded at the Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, August 11, 1968
Personnel
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Denardo Coleman – drums
References
- ^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 11, 2010
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Ornette Coleman: Ornette at 12/Crisis". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Two rare Ornette Coleman albums to be reissued as double CD". The Wire. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed November 11, 2010
- ^ Winner, Langdon (17 May 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (33). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 17.