New York Is Now!
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New York Is Now!
- Artist: Ornette Coleman
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- Release Date: 1968
- Total Time: 47:11
- Type: Instrumental
- Genre: Jazz
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Recorded during the same session that resulted in the Love Call album (in late April and early May of 1968), New York Is Now is one of the true curiosity pieces in Ornette's catalog. With a rhythm section comprised of ex-Coltrane sidemen Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones as well as tenorist Dewey Redman, Ornette is, in some sense, at odds with himself here. This particular rhythm section is a lot more modally than harmonically propelled -- especially Jones, who sounds here like he doesn't know what to do with himself in the restrictive tempos -- and creates a complex set of issues for Coleman and Redman to contend with. That said, on "The Garden of Souls," which opens the album, Coleman makes the most of this sprightly, energetic rhythm team and moves through quotations of "Moon River," "Danny Boy," and even Paul Muriat's "Love Is Blue" during his solo, before shifting the harmonics around and anchoring them somewhere between E flat 7 and E major. On "Broadway Blues," Coleman uses Monk liberally in his melodic conception, and he and Redman have a go at turning a seven-note vamp into all sorts of knotty material for soloing -- and you can almost feel Jones smile as the tempo reaches triple time as the saxophonists race each other through it. And while this date is of only marginal interest on some level (for true hardcore Ornette-ophiles), it is pleasant and amusing if not amazing -- with the exception of "For a Commercial," which features Ornette's "fine" violin playing above the rest of the band in the mix (what a downer). ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi| New York Interviews (1996 Album by Philippe Micol) | |
| New York Is Our Home (2008 Album by Various Artists) |
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| Studio album by Ornette Coleman | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | April 29 & May 7, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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New York Is Now! is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Blue Note label in 1968.[1]
The album sees Coleman accompanied by John Coltrane's former rhythm section, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison, and by tenor sax player Dewey Redman. Vocals are provided by Mel Fuhrman. It was recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in two sessions, on April 29 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6), and May 7 (tracks 3 & 5), 1968.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars and stated "New York Is Now is one of the true curiosity pieces in Ornette's catalog".[2] Jurek sees the album finding Coleman "in some sense, at odds with himself" and the rhythm section, which he finds "a lot more modally than harmonically propelled". In particular, he identifies drummer Elvin Jones as sounding restricted by the album's slow tempos. Jurek is also unfavourable about Coleman's violin playing. On the whole, he characterises New York Is Now as "pleasant and amusing if not amazing".
Piero Scaruffi finds the album representative of a transition to a new phase in Coleman's music. Along with Love Call, he finds New York Is Now to be "like a melodic divertissment [sic], entertaining traditionalists with the 14-minute The Garden of Souls".[3]
Release history
The album was originally released as an LP by Blue Note Records in 1968. A compact disc version was first issued on January 27, 1990.
Track listing
- All compositions by Ornette Coleman.
- "The Garden of Souls" – 13:57
- "Toy Dance" – 7:25
- "Broadway Blues" – 8:40
- "Broadway Blues" (alternate version) – 7:33 (bonus track on CD reissue)
- "Round Trip" – 6:17
- "We Now Interrupt for a Commercial" – 3:19
Personnel
Performance
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone (tracks 1-5), violin (track 6), trumpet
- Mel Fuhrman – vocals
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
Production
- Michael Cuscuna – liner notes, reissue producer
- Dave Sanders – engineer
- Francis Wolff – producer
References
- ^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 11, 2010
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "New York Is Now > Overview". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfwxqtgldfe. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "A History of Jazz Music: Ornette Coleman". http://www.scaruffi.com/jazz/coleman.html. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
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