At the Golden Circle Stockholm

At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm is a two-volume album by the Ornette Coleman Trio, documenting concerts on the nights of December 3 and 4, 1965, in the Gyllene Cirkeln club in Stockholm. It was released in early 1966, and marked the beginning of Coleman's contract with Blue Note.

At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm
Live album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1966 (1966)
Recorded	December 1965
Venue	Gyllene Cirkeln club, Stockholm
Genre	Free jazz Avant-garde jazz
Length	82:55
Label	Blue Note
Ornette Coleman chronology
Chappaqua Suite (1965) At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm (1966) The Empty Foxhole (1966)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1] Vol. 1
Allmusic	[2] Vol. 2
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4] Vol. 1
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4] Vol. 2
Tom Hull	Vol. 1: A Vol. 2: A–[5]

The music has been described as "brilliant, optimistic closely unified thematic improvisations".[6] "Snowflakes and Sunshine" marked the introduction of his unconventional violin and trumpet playing. "In Coleman's hands, both instruments are refunctioned into 'sound tools' (...) producers of sounds, rhythms and emotions."[7] The Penguin Guide to Jazz listed both volumes as part of its "Core Collection" and gave each a four-star rating (of a possible four stars).[8]

The 2002 CD reissue includes previously unreleased bonus tracks in both volumes.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ornette Coleman.

Volume 1

1. "Faces and Places"
2. "European Echoes"
3. "Dee Dee"
4. "Dawn"
5. "Faces and Places" (Alternate take) (*)
6. "European Echoes" (Alternate take) (*)
7. "Doughnuts" (*)

(*) Previously unreleased bonus tracks included in the 2002 CD reissue.

Volume 2

1. "Snowflakes and Sunshine"
2. "Morning Song"
3. "The Riddle"
4. "Antiques"
5. "Morning Song" (Alternate take) (*)
6. "The Riddle" (Alternate take) (*)
7. "Antiques" (Alternate take) (*)

(*) Previously unreleased bonus tracks included in the 2002 CD reissue.

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
• David Izenzon — double bass
• Charles Moffett — drums

References

1. Jurek, Thom. At the Golden Circle Stockholm at AllMusic
2. Jurek, Thom. At the Golden Circle Stockholm at AllMusic
3. Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.)
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
6. Litweiler, John (1984). The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958. Da Capo. ISBN 0-306-80377-1.
7. Jost, Ekkehard (1975). Free Jazz (Studies in Jazz Research 4). Universal Edition.
8. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 258. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.