Broken Shadows

Broken Shadows
Broken Shadows
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1982
Recorded	September 9, 1971 and September 7 & 8, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Fishel
Ornette Coleman chronology

Broken Shadows is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman recorded in 1971, at the same sessions that produced Science Fiction, but not released on the Columbia label until 1982.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Cut prior to Coleman's formation of Prime Time, these performances serve as an unintentional retrospective of his career up to that point".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

"Happy House" - 9:50
"Elizabeth" - 10:30
"School Work" - 5:40
"Country Town Blues" - 6:27
"Broken Shadows" - 6:45
"Rubber Gloves" - 3:26
"Good Girl Blues" - 3:07
"Is It Forever" - 4:52

- Recorded at Columbia Studio E, NYC on September 9 (tracks 1-5), and September 7 & 8, 1972 (tracks 6-8)

Personnel[]

Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
Don Cherry - pocket trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
Bobby Bradford (tracks 1-3 & 5) - trumpet
Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, musette (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
Charlie Haden - bass
Billy Higgins (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Ed Blackwell (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - drums
Jim Hall - guitar (tracks 7 & 8)
Cedar Walton - piano (tracks 7 & 8)
- vocals (tracks 7 & 8)
Uncredited woodwinds (tracks 7 & 8)

References[]

^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 30, 2010
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2010
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Coleman_discography-1] Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 30, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2010

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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