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その名も『ジャズ来るべきもの』と極言して59年に旗揚げしたオーネットが,独自の音楽概念を更に具体化させた傑作。ハーモロディクス理論の端緒的演奏でありながら,既にそれが熟成し切っている所に彼の天才肌を感得。見事に音楽的で自由なサウンドだ。
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By 1961, when
Free Jazz was released, alto saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman was infamous in the jazz world. His searing alto sax and full-ensemble take on melody were assailed by critics.
Free Jazz only furthered Coleman's infamy, with its seamless, seemingly atonal high energy and wholesale lack of a melodic or harmonic center. For the session, Coleman assembled two complete quartets and had them play the same music opposite each other, with diving power and a kind of strange grace usually associated with acoustic blues. The music is raw and incisive, with sharp tones and biting solos appearing amidst propulsive rhythms that still seem whispery in their swishing shuffle. This recording helped cast the 1960s--and every decade since--in jazz. It drew a line in the sand, and critics, fans, and musicians are still haggling over the line today.
--Andrew Bartlett