Change of the Century

Change of the Century is the fourth studio album by jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released on Atlantic Records in May 1960.[1][2][3] It sold very well from soon after its release.[4] Recording sessions for the album took place on October 8 and 9, 1959, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Two outtakes from the sessions, "Music Always" and "The Circle with the Hole in the Middle," were later released on the 1970s compilations To Whom Who Keeps A Record and The Art of the Improvisers, respectively.

Change of the Century
Studio album by
Ornette Coleman
ReleasedMay 1960[1][2][3][4]
RecordedOctober 8 & 9, 1959
GenreFree jazz[5]
Length40:55
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNesuhi Ertegün
Ornette Coleman chronology
The Shape of Jazz to Come
(1959)		 Change of the Century
(1960)		 This Is Our Music
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[8]
Tom HullA–[9]

Track listing
All compositions by Ornette Coleman

Side one
No.TitleDateLength
1."Ramblin'"October 96:39
2."Free"October 96:24
3."The Face of the Bass"October 86:59

Side two
No.TitleDateLength
1."Forerunner"October 95:16
2."Bird Food"October 85:31
3."Una Muy Bonita"October 86:02
4."Change of the Century"October 84:41

Personnel

References
Footnotes
  1. Atlantic Records (25 April 1960). "21 New Stereo LPs". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (30 April 1960). "Atlantic 1c Stereo Sale For May; 21 New Stereo LP's Issued" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (14 May 1960). "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. Atlantic Records (30 May 1960). "New LP Sales Dynamite". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. Cox & Warner 2004, p. 401.
  6. AllMusic review
  7. DeCurtis, Henke & George-Warren 1992, p. 152.
  8. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  9. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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