Ornette Coleman • New York Is Now!

 

Review
by Thom Jurek  
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 actually makes use of Monk 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 -- you can almost feel Jones smile as the tempo reaches triple time; the saxophonists have to race each other through it. And while this date is of only marginal interest it is pleasant if not amazing -- with the exception of "For a Commercial," which features Ornette's strident violin playing above the rest of the band in the mix.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-is-now%21-mw0000654609

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Reseña
por Thom Jurek  
Grabado durante la misma sesión que dio lugar al álbum Love Call (a finales de abril y principios de mayo de 1968), New York Is Now es una de las verdaderas curiosidades del catálogo de Ornette. Con una sección rítmica compuesta por los ex-compañeros de Coltrane Jimmy Garrison y Elvin Jones, así como el tenorista Dewey Redman, Ornette está, en cierto sentido, en desacuerdo consigo mismo aquí. Esta sección rítmica en particular es mucho más modal que armónicamente propulsada -especialmente Jones, que suena aquí como si no supiera qué hacer consigo mismo en los restrictivos tempos- y crea un complejo conjunto de problemas a los que Coleman y Redman tienen que enfrentarse. Dicho esto, en "The Garden of Souls", que abre el álbum, Coleman saca el máximo partido de este equipo rítmico enérgico y vivaz y se mueve a través de citas de "Moon River", "Danny Boy", e incluso "Love Is Blue" de Paul Muriat durante su solo, antes de cambiar los armónicos y anclarlos en algún lugar entre Mi bemol 7 y Mi mayor. En "Broadway Blues", Coleman hace uso de Monk en su concepción melódica, y él y Redman intentan convertir un vamp de siete notas en todo tipo de material complicado para el solo - casi se puede sentir la sonrisa de Jones cuando el tempo alcanza el triple tiempo; los saxofonistas tienen que correr el uno contra el otro a través de él. Y aunque esta fecha sólo tiene un interés marginal, es agradable si no asombrosa -- con la excepción de "For a Commercial", que presenta el estridente violín de Ornette tocando por encima del resto de la banda en la mezcla.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-is-now%21-mw0000654609


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Tracks:
1 - The Garden Of Souls - 14:00
2 - Toy Dance - 7:27
3 - We Now Interrupt For A Commercial - 3:22
4 - Broad Way Blues - 8:43
5 - Round Trip - 6:16
 - Bonus Track -
6 - Broadway Blues (alt. take) - 7:33


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone, Composed By – Ornette Coleman
    Bass – Jimmy Garrison
    Design – Forlenza Venosa Associates
    Drums – Elvin Jones
    Liner Notes – 岡崎正通*, Michael Cuscuna
    Liner Notes [Translated By] – 行方 均*
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Producer – Francis Wolff
    Recorded By [Recording By] – Dave Sanders
    Tenor Saxophone – Dewey Redman
    Violin – Ornette Coleman (tracks: 3)
    Voice [Announcer] – Mel Fuhrman (tracks: 3)

Notes:
Recorded on April 29 , 1968 (tracks 1 to 3, 6), May 7, 1968 (tracks 1, 4, 5).
The master of track 1 contains the opening theme statement of the May 7, 1968 session.

Label:    Blue Note – BST 84287
Country:    US
Released:    1968
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Free Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/3388275-Ornette-Coleman-New-York-Is-Now

 

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