Shawn Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Forgive me if this topic has been covered elsewhere... I haven't studied Coleman's recordings in great detail yet, I've been nibbling away at his catalog for the past few years. But recently I've been getting the urge to focus more intensely on his compositions. So I'm curious to hear the opinions of my fellow board members on this subject. If you can, describe what it is that inspires you about certain pieces. Also, if you can, recommend good performances of the tunes by other artists. A couple of my favorites... Lonely Woman - I find this song to be completely addictive, one of those tunes that I constantly get cravings to hear. I can't find sufficient words to describe it, but it is somehow gorgeous & disturbing at the same time. I highly recommend Helen Merrill's vocal version on A Shade Of Difference. Una May Bonita - I was first exposed to this piece on Bobby Hutcherson's Stick Up! and loved it immediately. For someone that is considered by many to be "difficult", I find this song is a great example of Coleman's sense of humor, it's playful but is winking at you at the same time. Quote
JSngry Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 If I had to pick one, and only one, it would be "Una May Bonita". Thank god I don't have to! Quartet Out regularly plays "Street Woman", and that one I've gone from just liking it a lot to real, really feeling. "Ramblin'" is damn near impossible to dislike, I think, as are all of his other blues "variants" over the years. Hell, I love'em all! Quote
catesta Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 If I had to pick one, and only one, it would be "Una May Bonita". Yep! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Lonely Woman Rambling YEAH Really like The Blessing Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Lonely Woman Rambling These two are favorites. So is "Una Muy Bonita". I think the Science Fiction sessions have some incredible tunes -- "Street Woman", "Happy House", "Broken Shadows", "Law Years". Guy Quote
.:.impossible Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 I love all three already mentioned. "Lonely Woman" was the first that came to mind. How about "The Turnaround!" What a killer. Quote
Green Dolphin Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Sorry but I'm one of those who can't think of any Ornette I don't like-some great interpretations around(why aren't there more?)-of the later material I love Paul Bley's version of Latin Genetics on Memoirs(Soul Note) Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Definitely "Ramblin'"--the bass line is a great hook. Also "Peace." Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 I've always thought "Law Years" was one of Ornette's very best tunes (and probably not the first tune people think of either). Quote
P.L.M Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 (edited) LONELY WOMAN, RAMBLIN', PEACE come first to my mind. I'll had EUROPEAN ECHOES and MORNING SONG to the previous. And I'm with ROOSTER_TIES on LAW YEARS, a wonderful composition. Edited July 16, 2004 by P.L.M Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 I've always thought "Law Years" was one of Ornette's very best tunes (and probably not the first tune people think of either). I saw Joe Lovano a great version of this with Andrew Cyrille and Dennis Irwin back in Feb. Guy Quote
DTMX Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 Feet Music, the acoustic version, from In All Languages. Quote
SEK Posted July 16, 2004 Report Posted July 16, 2004 I've always thought "Law Years" was one of Ornette's very best tunes (and probably not the first tune people think of either). Back in March, I saw Faruq Z. Bey, Skeeter Shelton, and Mike Carey with the Northwoods Improvisers (Mike Johnston, Mike Gilmore, and Nick Ashton) do a great version of "Law Years". Other favorite Ornette tunes that come to mind are the aforementioned "Lonely Woman", "Peace", "Happy House", "Broken Shadows", and "Una Muy Bonita". There's also "Blues Connotation", "Beauty Is A Rare Thing", and "Humpty Dumpty". Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 For a long time Ramblin' & Loney Woman were head and shoulders my favorites. But I've come to appreciate many of his other tunes as well. Two I particularly like, not mentioned yet: Old Gospel & The Legend of Bebop. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 Other favorite Ornette tunes that come to mind are... ..."Humpty Dumpty". That's the other Ornette tune I was trying to think of earlier. "Law Years" and "Humpty Dumpty" are probably my two favorite 'underrated' Ornette tunes. Quote
Late Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 Two Ornette compositions that, to me, should have been included on the original Atlantic releases, and that equal the beauty and authenticity of his other, more noted compositions are: • Rise and Shine • I Heard it Over the Radio (which was retitled for the Golden Circle concert) Quote
B. Goren. Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 My favorite Ornette tune is Lonley Woman. Quote
White Lightning Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 my vote goes for: Tears InsideRamblin'Una May Bonita Quote
.:.impossible Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 Of course, the tune that I referenced is actually titled "Turnaround," not "The Turnaround." Quote
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