Beauty Is a Rare Thing

~ Release by Ornette Coleman (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Eos
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Ed Blackwell (on 1961-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1961-03-22)
trumpet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-03-22)
recording of:
Eos (on 1961-03-22)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
publisher:
Phrase Text Music (Ornette Coleman)
6:37
2Enfant
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ed Blackwell (on 1961-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1961-03-27)
trumpet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-03-27)
recording of:
Enfant (on 1961-03-27)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
publisher:
Phrase Text Music (Ornette Coleman)
6:29
3Ecars
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ed Blackwell (on 1961-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1961-03-27)
trumpet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-03-27)
recording of:
Ecars (on 1961-03-27)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
publisher:
Phrase Text Music (Ornette Coleman)
7:37
4Cross Breeding
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ed Blackwell (on 1961-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1961-03-27)
trumpet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-03-27)
recording of:
Cross Breeding (on 1961-03-27)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
publisher:
Phrase Text Music (Ornette Coleman)
11:21
5Harlem’s Manhattan
8:12
6Mapa
9:07
7Abstraction
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
cello:
Joseph Tekula (cellist)
double bass:
Alvin Brehm (bass player) and Scott LaFaro
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans
viola:
Harry Zaratzian
violin:
Charles Libove and Roland Vamos (violinist)
recording of:
Abstraction
composer:
Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer)
publisher:
MJQ Music, Inc.
4:10
8Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy
double bass:
George Duvivier and Scott LaFaro
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans
flute:
Robert DiDomenica
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist)
vibraphone:
Eddie Costa
recording of:
Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss‐Cross)
composer:
Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer)
is based on:
Criss-Cross
15:22