Album of the Day

Ornette Coleman's second Atlantic album proves that the revolutionary sounds of THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME were no fluke. Cut in Hollywood under the watchful eye of producer Nesuhi Ertegun, 1960's CHANGE OF THE CENTURY features one of jazz's most celebrated foursomes performing at peak power: alto saxophonist Coleman, pocket trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins. As the quartet's bandleader put it in the liner notes, “each member goes his own way and still adds tellingly to the group endeavor” on seven Ornette originals including soon-to-be-standards “Ramblin'” and “Una Muy Bonita.” A free jazz landmark, CHANGE OF THE CENTURY is now part of Rhino’s High Fidelity series on 180-gram vinyl.