Roundtrip – Ornette Coleman (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl 6LP Box Set

Description

Iconoclastic saxophonist and composerOrnetteColemanshookthe jazz world when he arrivedat the Five Spot Caf in New York City in 1959 and began his runof seminal albums on Atlanticthat laid the foundation for the free jazz movement to come. After a period of disillusionmentduring which he withdrew from public music making, Coleman re-emerged onBlue Notein1966 and began writing an intriguing new chapter of his legendary career.

The boxsetRound Trip: Ornette Coleman On Blue Notepresents all-analog 180g Tone Poet Vinyl Editions of all six albums featuringColeman that were recorded for Blue Note Records, including his five albums as a leaderthe two-volumeAt The Golden Circle Stockholm(1965),The Empty Foxhole(1966),New York Is Now!(1968), andLove Call(1968) as well as his lone sideman appearance onNew And Old Gospel(1967) by fellow saxophonist JackieMcLean. The boxset includes a booklet featuring rare photos and an enlightening essay by critic ThomasConrad.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:
LP 1
At the Golden Circle Stockholm Vol. 1Live From The Golden Circle, Stockholm /1966
Side A
1. Announcement / Faces And Places
2. European Echoes
SideB
1.Dee Dee
2. Dawn

LP 2
At the Golden Circle Stockholm Vol. 2Live From The Golden Circle, Stockholm / 1965
Side A
1. Snowflakes And Sunshine
2. Morning Song
SideB
1. The Riddle
2. Antiques

LP 3
The Empty Foxhole1966
SideA
1. Good Old Days
2. The Empty Foxhole
3. Sound Gravitation
Side B
1. Freeway Express
2. Faithful
3. Zig Zag

LP 4
New York Is Now!1968
Side A
1 The Garden Of Souls
2 Toy Dance
SideB
1. We Now Interrupt For A Commercial
2. Broad Way Blues
3. Round Trip

LP 5
Love Call1968
SideA
1. Airborne
2. Love Call
SideB
1. Open To The Public
2. Check Out Time

LP 6
New And Old Gospel1967
Side A
1. Lifeline
A. Offspring B. Midway C. Vernzone D. The Inevitable End
Side B
1. Old Gospel
2. Strange As It Seems