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Ornette Coleman

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Founded in Los Angeles in 1951 by Lester Koenig, Contemporary Records established the West Coast jazz sound (a subgenre of cool jazz, more laid back than hard bop or bebop) and continues to be an audio fan favorite thanks to the recording skills of the label's staff engineers, Howard Holzer and Roy Dunant (Roy The recording skills of the label's staff engineers Howard Holzer and Roy Dunant (Roy was the mentor of legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman) have made Contemporary Records a favorite of audiophiles for over 70 years, and to celebrate the label's 70th anniversary, the label has released its most popular releases on high-resolution CD for the first time! The recordings by legendary engineer Roy Dunant were mastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman, who has spent his career at Contemporary and looks up to Dunant as his mentor, and the newest remastered sound sources were used in 2022. This is Coleman's second album, recorded in 1959, in which he performed with Heath and other talented West Coast musicians. The ensemble with his friend Cherry shook the jazz world with its uniqueness, and free jazz blossomed.＜Ornette Coleman (as), Don Cherry (tp), Percy Heath (b: M-1-7), Red Mitchell (b: M-7-9), Sherry Mann (ds) ★ Recorded in Los Angeles on January 16 (M-7), February 23 (M-8,9), March 9 & 10 (M-1-6), 1959 Recorded in Los Angeles