Atlantic session · in the studio
October 9, 1959
Ornette Coleman Quartet
In the room
Ornette Coleman – alto sax
Don Cherry – cornet
Charlie Haden – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
The takes
2 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Atlantic numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 3870 | Forerunner | LP 1327 |
| 3871 | Untitled Original No. 4 | Not issued at the time |
| 3872 | Free | LP 1327 |
| 3873 | The Circle With A Hole In The Middle | Not issued at the time · later on Atlantic SD 1572 |
| 3874 | Ramblin' | LP 1327 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1317 | The Shape Of Jazz To Come | Ornette Coleman | 1959 | Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3551 | Something Else!!!! | The Music Of Ornette Coleman | 1958 | Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins |
 | LP 1353 | This Is Our Music | The Ornette Coleman Quartet | 1961 | Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden |
 | LP 1364 | Free Jazz | The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet | 1961 | Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins |
2 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3569 | Tomorrow Is The Question! | The New Music Of Ornette Coleman! | 1959 | Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry |
 | LP 1378 | Ornette! | The Ornette Coleman Quartet | 1962 | Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry |
 | NJLP 8271 | Evidence | Steve Lacy With Don Cherry | 1962 | Don Cherry, Billy Higgins |
 | LP 1451 | The Avant-Garde | John Coltrane & Don Cherry | 1967 | Don Cherry, Charlie Haden |
 | BLP 4246 | The Empty Foxhole | Ornette Coleman | 1967 | Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden |
 | BLP 4262 | New And Old Gospel | Jackie McLean | 1967 | Ornette Coleman, Billy Higgins |