The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come, recorded in 1959 with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, is a pivotal moment in the development of free jazz. This 2010 WaxTime reissue restores the Atlantic session material and adds a bonus track from the same recording date. The personnel on the date in Hollywood, May 22, 1959, are Ornette Coleman on alto sax, Don Cherry on cornet, Charlie Haden on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Included is the iconic Lonely Woman, among other Coleman originals, all presented on 180-gram vinyl.