Virgin Beauty

Virgin Beauty is an album by Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time ensemble. It was released by Portrait Records in 1988.

Virgin Beauty
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1988
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:49
Label	Portrait
Ornette Coleman chronology
In All Languages (1987) Virgin Beauty (1988) Tone Dialing (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Tom Hull	A–[4]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow notes that, "The music is frequently exciting, but will take several listens to absorb. Worth investigating".[1]

Track listing

1. "3 Wishes" – 4:23
2. "Bourgeois Boogie" – 5:11
3. "Happy Hour" – 4:49
4. "Virgin Beauty" – 3:34
5. "Healing the Feeling" – 5:21
6. "Singing in the Shower" – 4:26
7. "Desert Players" – 4:24
8. "Honeymooners" – 4:24
9. "Chanting" – 3:01
10. "Spelling the Alphabet" – 1:30
11. "Unknown Artist" – 4:12

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman – saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Denardo Coleman – drums, keyboards, percussion
• Charles Ellerbie – guitar
• Jerry Garcia – Guitar on "3 Wishes", "Singing in the Shower", "Desert Players"
• Albert MacDowell – double bass
• Bern Nix – guitar
• Chris Walker – bass
• Calvin Weston – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott. Ornette Coleman & Prime Time – Virgin Beauty > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
2. CG: Ornette Coleman. robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
3. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 152. ISBN 0679737294.
4. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.