ORNETTE COLEMAN "Change Of The Century" 1961 UK 1st

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Mar 28, 2011 Sold Date

Mar 18, 2011 Start Date

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ORNETTE COLEMAN "Change Of The Century" 1961 UK 1st

LONDON MONO, SEEN LITTLE PLAY, SUPERB SOUND, EX++

ORNETTE COLEMAN
Change Of The Century

ORIGINAL LONDON/DECCA (LTZ-K 15199) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (1961) OF ORNETTE COLEMAN 'S SUPERB "Change Of The Century" LP - WHICH DELIVERS CRYSTAL CLEAR, CLEAN, SHARP AND BRIGHT AUDIO THROUGHOUT WITH NOTHING TO FAULT - GREAT COPY OF THIS ABSOLUTE CLASSIC

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST 'GROOVED' RED/SILVER LONDON "AMERICAN JAZZ RECORDING" LABELS WHICH HAVE THE "MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY" AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1960" STATEMENTS
MATRIX: AML - 1646 - 1B / AML - 1647 - 1B
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/U and 1/U (one of the first 600 off the press)
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED "HALF-MOON" FLIPBACK SLEEVE WHICH IS VERY THIN AND FLAT WITH LINER NOTES BY ORNETTE COLEMAN (AS TOLD TO GARY KRAMER) "Printed in England, St James Press, London, SE1"
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED, HEAVY DUTY INNER SLEEVE "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN", BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' TEXT PRINTED IN PURPLE

The second album by Ornette Coleman's legendary quartet featuring Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins, Change of the Century is every bit the equal of the monumental The Shape of Jazz to Come, showcasing a group that was growing ever more confident in its revolutionary approach and the chemistry in the band-members' interplay.
When Coleman concentrates on melody, his main themes are catchier, and when the pieces emphasise group interaction, the improvisation is freer.
Two of Coleman's most memorable classic compositions are here in their original forms -- "Ramblin'" has all the swing and swagger of the blues, and "Una Muy Bonita" is oddly disjointed, its theme stopping and starting in totally unexpected places; both secure their themes to stable, pedal-point bass figures.
The more outside group improv pieces are frequently just as fascinating; "Free," for example, features a double-tongued line that races up and down in free time before giving way to the ensemble's totally spontaneous inventions.
The title cut is a frantic, way-out mélange of cascading lines that nearly trip over themselves, brief stabs of notes in the lead voices, and jarringly angular intervals -- it must have infuriated purists who couldn't even stomach Coleman's catchiest tunes.
Coleman was frequently disparaged for not displaying the same mastery of instrumental technique and harmonic vocabulary as his predecessors, but his aesthetic prized feeling and expression above all that anyway. Maybe that's why Change of the Century bursts with such tremendous urgency and exuberance -- Coleman was hitting his stride and finally letting out all the ideas and emotions that had previously been constrained by tradition.
That vitality makes it an absolutely essential record and, like The Shape of Jazz to Come, one of the most brilliant works of Coleman's career.

Track Listing:
Side One:
RAMBLIN' (6:34)
FREE (6:20)
THE FACE OF THE BASS (6:53)
Side Two:
FORERUNNER (5:13)
BIRD FOOD (5:25)
UMA MUY BONITA (5:51)
CHANGE OF THE CENTURY (4:41)

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a few light spindle traces - this copy has seen little play - NEAR MINT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen with no dulling. There are one or two light brush marks (which seem to be within the vinyl itself) and some later superficial light surface marks but these are very minor and have no audio consequence - this is a very nice copy indeed - visually EXCELLENT
VINYL Audio: Superb MONO cut with a crystal clear, deep, rich and fresh sound - beautifully recorded and engineered (as you would expect from Decca who cut some of the finest sounding records of the period) and on playback at a loud volume there are no audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud clicks or pops and no surface noise - it plays beautifully. I also detected no groove-wear or distortion on my play-through (which is pretty rare as the higher Sax registers test the vinyl format and can often display 'clipping' - but not here - I don't think this copy has been played that much at all). Critically graded a very strong EXCELLENT++ (if not NM) for audio - pretty much flawless and sounding really sensational
SLEEVE: The original fully laminated flipback sleeve has survived remarkably well (it's now practically 50 years old). The front laminated surface is clean with a nice glossy sheen and no laminate lift and the edges are crisp and square with very little wear. The back however, has some light 'grubby' marks (nothing too major) but there is no damage to any of the flipback sections and the whole sleeve is good and solid - VERY GOOD+++
The original inner is in EXCELLENT+ condition - unmarked with no splits

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