ORNETTE COLEMAN Ornette At 12 1969 UK IMPULSE 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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ORNETTE COLEMAN Ornette At 12 1969 UK IMPULSE 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
ORNETTE COLEMANOrnette At 12
1969 UK IMPULSE! (SIPL 518) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - ONCE/TWICE PLAYED AND LIKE NEW
FANTASTIC RECORED - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER IMPULSE LABELS WITH “SOLD IN UK…” STATEMENT
MATRIX: SIPL 518 A-1G / SIPL 518 B-1G
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL USA PRINTED HEAVYWEIGHT OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL “PATENTS APPLIED FOR”, “MADE IN ENGLAND” PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
Ornette Coleman had always retained a childlike sense of innocence about his music, so his choice for a drummer on this date may have been, in retrospect, not a surprise -- but it was a decision that stirred major controversy in jazz circles at the time and continued to do so for decades afterwards. That drummer was his son, Ornette Denardo, at the time 12 years old. Jazz fans and critics, accustomed to a level of professionalism even in the freest playing situations, found his crude, flailing drum style just this side of ridiculous and also complained that it gave ammunition to conservative observers who had always proclaimed about free jazz that "anyone could do it."
Listened to anew, however, one is impressed with the freshness of his sound, as well as his avoidance of the ruts (perhaps because of his inability to do so?) of other drummers who were more content to follow an easy lead and play by rules buried deep enough that they were unaware of obeying them. Which is to say that Ornette Denardo sounds just fine. If anything, the controversy obscured other fine aspects of the session, including the superb playing of recent Coleman associate Dewey Redman, whose vocalised sound on tenor sax provided a wonderful, gritty foil for the altoist. Mirroring somewhat his son's task, Coleman also makes early use of trumpet and violin where, like his protégé, he succeeds in creating deeply beautiful sounds without the benefit of "standard" technical ability
Side 1:
C.O.D. (7:25)
Rainbows (8:56)
Side 2:
New York (8:13)
Bells And Chimes (7:15)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels which carry just one or two light spindle trace
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
My play-check at volume found nothing to fault - stunning sound quality with a loud immediate cut - superb copy - as good as new
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Good and solid - no structural damage - some foxing spots on the inside - nothing major - fine example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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