Broken Shadows

Broken Shadows is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman recorded in 1971, at the same sessions that produced Science Fiction, but not released on the Columbia label until 1982.[1]

Broken Shadows
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1982
Recorded	September 9, 1971 and September 7 & 8, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Fishel
Ornette Coleman chronology
Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street (1970) Broken Shadows (1982) Science Fiction (1971)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Cut prior to Coleman's formation of Prime Time, these performances serve as an unintentional retrospective of his career up to that point".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

1. "Happy House" - 9:50
2. "Elizabeth" - 10:30
3. "School Work" - 5:40
4. "Country Town Blues" - 6:27
5. "Broken Shadows" - 6:45
6. "Rubber Gloves" - 3:26
7. "Good Girl Blues" - 3:07
8. "Is It Forever" - 4:52

• • Recorded at Columbia Studio E, NYC on September 9 (tracks 1-5), and September 7 & 8, 1972 (tracks 6-8)

Personnel

• Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Don Cherry - pocket trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
• Bobby Bradford (tracks 1-3 & 5) - trumpet
• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, musette (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Billy Higgins (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Ed Blackwell (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - drums
• Jim Hall - guitar (tracks 7 & 8)
• Cedar Walton - piano (tracks 7 & 8)
• Webster Armstrong - vocals (tracks 7 & 8)
• Uncredited woodwinds (tracks 7 & 8)

References

1. Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 30, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2010
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.