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Beauty Is A Rare Thing (The Complete Atlantic Recordings)

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Beauty Is A Rare Thing (The Complete Atlantic Recordings) --- 1993

This six-CD set contains the entirely of Ornette Coleman's recorded output for the Atlantic label, including the contents of the following albums: Tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 1-8: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-The-Shape-Of-Jazz-To-Come/master/47813]The Shape Of Jazz To Come[/url] Tracks 1-9 to 1-11, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Change-Of-The-Century/master/61670]Change Of The Century[/url] Tracks 2-8, 2-11, 3-6, 3-12, 4-1 to 4-3: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Quartet-This-Is-Our-Music/master/183268]This Is Our Music[/url] Track 4-5: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Double-Quartet-Free-Jazz-A-Collective-Improvisation-By/master/28578]Free Jazz[/url] Tracks 5-2, 5-4 to 5-6: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Quartet-Ornette/master/183269]Ornette![/url] Tracks 6-1 to 6-4, 6-6: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Ornette-On-Tenor/master/61688]Ornette On Tenor[/url] Tracks 1-7, 2-4, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 5-7, 6-5: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-The-Art-Of-The-Improvisers/master/46728]The Art Of The Improvisers[/url] Tracks 1-6, 2-6, 3-4, 4-4, 5-3: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-Twins/master/61736]Twins[/url] Tracks 1-12, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-11, 3-13: [url=http://www.discogs.com/Ornette-Coleman-To-Whom-Who-Keeps-A-Record/master/259195]To Whom Who Keeps A Record[/url] Also included are six previously unreleased compositions (2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 3-2, 5-1) and two selections (6-7, 6-8) from (composer) Gunther Schuller's [url=http://www.discogs.com/John-Lewis-Jazz-Abstractions/master/278997]Jazz Abstractions[/url] featuring Ornette Coleman on alto saxophone. 1-1 to 1-8 recorded on Friday, May 22, 1959; 9:30pm - 3:30am at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 1-9 to 2-1 recorded on Thursday, October 8, 1959; 3pm - 7pm at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 2-2 to 2-5 recorded on Friday, October 9, 1959; 2pm - 6pm at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. 2-6 to 3-2 recorded on Tuesday, July 19, 1960; 8pm - 12pm at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 3-3 to 3-13 recorded on Tuesday, July 26, 1960; 6pm - 9pm & 10pm - 1am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 4-1 to 4-3 recorded on Tuesday, August 2, 1960; 6pm - 9pm & 10pm - 1am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 4-4 to 4-5 recorded on Wednesday, December 21, 1960; 8pm - 12:30am at A&R Studios, New York City 5-1 to 5-7 recorded on Tuesday, January 31, 1961; 3pm to 7:30pm at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-1 recorded on Wednesday, March 22, 1961 at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-2 to 6-6 recorded on Monday, March 27, 1961; 9pm - 1:30am at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. 6-7 recorded on Monday, December 19, 1960 at A&R Studios, New York City. 6-8 recorded on Tuesday, December 20, 1960 at A&R Studios, New York City. Digitally remastered from the original stereo master tapes at Atlantic Studios, New York City, April / May 1993. A most heartfelt harmolodic thank you to Ornette Coleman who, with his music and his soul, has made the world a better place. This compilation ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corp. © 1993 Rhino Records Inc. Released in three double-CD digi sleeves housed in a half box which fits into a hardcover discbox slider. Comes with a 68-page booklet with photographs, complete session notes, and liners.