The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Album: The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Artist: Ornette Coleman

Year: 1959

Genre: Free Jazz

Run Time: 38m

Rating: 79.71%

Review: Ornette Coleman was the father of what he called Harmolodics, a method in free jazz of improvising the melodic line whilst simultaneously harmonising with it. It was certainly a bold move to title this LP as he did, but history is on his side, as it did indeed revolutionise jazz playing. On this album, he defines free jazz beautifully, with some tight playing and rare songwriting. Jazz can sometimes be a little self-indulgent, and this is no exception, but that is kept to a minimum, and the end result is something to keep coming back to.