Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation
| Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1960 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 37:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün | |||
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| Down Beat | |
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released in September 1961 by Atlantic Records. The recording session took place on December 21, 1960, at A&R Studios in New York City. The sole outtake from the album session, "First Take," was later released on the 1971 compilation Twins and subsequent CD reissues of Free Jazz. The album is named after the then-nascent free jazz movement.