Ornette Coleman

Russian 2023 press.
Recorded live in 1969, this is Ornette in full free-jazz firebrand mode. Political turmoil outside, pure chaos inside: wailing horns, Don Cherry blasting off, Charlie Haden thundering underneath. It’s jagged, urgent, and sounds like the world coming apart at the seams - which was sort of the point. FFO: Saxophones having an argument, drums that don’t care about your pulse, revolution disguised as improv, and anyone who reckons jazz should scare the neighbours.