Change of the Century

Change of the Century
Change of the Century
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	May 1960
Recorded	October 8 & 9, 1959
Genre	Free jazz
Length	40:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegün
Ornette Coleman chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[9]
Tom Hull	A–^[10]

Change of the Century is an album by jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released on Atlantic Records in May 1960.^[1]^[2]^[3] It sold very well from soon after its release.^[4] Recording sessions for the album took place on October 8 and 9, 1959, in New York City.^[11]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

Side one[]

No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"Ramblin'"	October 9	6:39
2.	"Free"	October 9	6:24
3.	"The Face of the Bass"	October 8	6:59

Side two[]

No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"Forerunner"	October 9	5:16
2.	"Bird Food"	October 8	5:31
3.	"Una Muy Bonita"	October 8	6:02
4.	"Change of the Century"	October 8	4:41

Personnel[]

References[]

Footnotes

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Atlantic Records (25 April 1960). "21 New Stereo LPs". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (30 April 1960). "Atlantic 1c Stereo Sale For May; 21 New Stereo LP's Issued" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (14 May 1960). "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Atlantic Records (30 May 1960). "New LP Sales Dynamite". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Cox & Warner 2004, p. 401.
^ AllMusic review
^ DeCurtis, Henke & George-Warren 1992, p. 152.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Ornette Coleman Discography". jazzdisco. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

Bibliography

DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0679737294.
Cox, Christoph; Warner, Daniel (2004). Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music. Continuum. ISBN 0826416144.

External links[]

Change of the Century at Acclaimed Music (list of accolades)
Change of the Century at Discogs (list of releases)

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[BillboardApr60-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Atlantic Records (25 April 1960). "21 New Stereo LPs". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[CashBoxApr60-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (30 April 1960). "Atlantic 1c Stereo Sale For May; 21 New Stereo LP's Issued" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[CashBoxMay60-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (14 May 1960). "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[BillboardMay60-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Atlantic Records (30 May 1960). "New LP Sales Dynamite". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[FOOTNOTECoxWarner2004401-5] Cox & Warner 2004, p. 401.

[6] AllMusic review

[FOOTNOTEDeCurtisHenkeGeorge-Warren1992152-7] DeCurtis, Henke & George-Warren 1992, p. 152.

[RSJRG-8] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-9] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[10] Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[11] "Ornette Coleman Discography". jazzdisco. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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Studio albums	Something Else!!!! (1958) Tomorrow Is the Question! (1959) The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) Change of the Century (1960) This Is Our Music (1961) Free Jazz (1961) Ornette! (1962) Ornette on Tenor (1962) Chappaqua Suite (1965) The Empty Foxhole (1966) New York Is Now! (1968) Love Call (1968) Science Fiction (1971) Skies of America (1972) Dancing in Your Head (1976) Body Meta (1976) Soapsuds, Soapsuds (1977) Of Human Feelings (1982) Song X (1986) In All Languages (1987) Virgin Beauty (1988) Tone Dialing (1995) Sound Museum: Hidden Man (1996) Sound Museum: Three Women (1996)
Compilation albums	The Art of the Improvisers (1970) Twins (1971) To Whom Who Keeps a Record (1975) Broken Shadows (1982) Beauty Is a Rare Thing (1995)
Live albums	Town Hall, 1962 (1965) At the "Golden Circle" Vol. 1 & 2 (1966) Ornette at 12 (1968) Crisis (1969) Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street (1970) Opening the Caravan of Dreams (1985) Prime Design/Time Design (1986) Colors: Live from Leipzig (1997) Sound Grammar (2006)
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