Change of the Century

Change of the Century
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	June 1960
Recorded	October 1959
Genre	Free jazz[1]
Length	40:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Change of the Century is the fourth studio album by jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released on Atlantic Records in 1960, his second for the label. 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.

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

Side one

No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"Ramblin'"	October 9	6:39
2.	"Free"	October 9	6:24
3.	"The Face of the Bass"	October 8	6:59

Side two

No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"Forerunner"	October 9	5:16
2.	"Bird Food"	October 8	5:31
3.	"Una Muy Bonita"	October 8	6:02
4.	"Change of the Century"	October 8	4:41

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone
• Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
• Charlie Haden — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums

References

Footnotes

1. Cox & Warner 2004, p. 401.
2. AllMusic review
3. DeCurtis, Henke & George-Warren 1992, p. 152.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Bibliography

• DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0679737294.
• Cox, Christoph; Warner, Daniel (2004). Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music. Continuum. ISBN 0826416144.

External links

• Change of the Century at Acclaimed Music (list of accolades)
• Change of the Century at Discogs (list of releases)