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
Released	May 1960[1][2][3][4]
Recorded	October 8 & 9, 1959
Genre	Free jazz[5]
Length	40:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegün
Ornette Coleman chronology
Tomorrow Is the Question! (1959) Change of the Century (1960) This Is Our Music (1960)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[8]
Tom Hull	A–[9]

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. 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.

Bibliography

• DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0679737294.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cox, Christoph; Warner, Daniel (2004). Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music. Continuum. ISBN 0826416144.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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