Dancing in Your Head
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| Studio album by Ornette Coleman | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January, 1973-December 28, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Free funk Free jazz Avant-garde jazz |
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| Length | 35:31 | |||
| Label | A&M/Horizon/Verve | |||
| Producer | Bryan Koniarz | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
Dancing in Your Head is a 1975 release by jazz artist Ornette Coleman. It was the first to feature his electric band, which later became known as Prime Time. It was released originally on A&M Records, but it was re-mastered and re-released in 2000 on A&M/Verve/Universal Records. Its catalog number is 543 519.
The album was identified by Chris Kelsey in his Allmusic essay "Free Jazz: A Subjective History" as one of the 20 Essential Free Jazz Albums.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- Theme from a Symphony (variation one)
- Theme from a Symphony (variation two)
- Midnight Sunrise
- Midnight Sunrise (alternate take)
- Bonus track on 2000 CD edition
[edit] Personnel
- Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone
- Bern Nix - 1st lead guitar
- Charlie Ellerbee - 2nd lead guitar
- Rudy McDaniel - Bass guitar
- Shannon Jackson - drums
- Robert Palmer - clarinet on "Midnight Sunrise"
- Master Musicians of Jajouka on "Midnight Sunrise"
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Kelsey, C. Free Jazz: A Subjective History accessed December 7, 2009
