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Ornette Coleman

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Founded in Los Angeles in 1951 by Lester Koenig, Contemporary Records established the West Coast jazz sound (a subgenre of cool jazz, more laid back than hard bop or bebop) and continues to be an audio fan favorite thanks to the recording skills of the label's staff engineers, Howard Holzer and Roy Dunant (Roy The recording skills of the label's staff engineers Howard Holzer and Roy Dunant (Roy was the mentor of legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman) have made Contemporary Records a favorite of audiophiles for over 70 years, and to celebrate the label's 70th anniversary, the label has released its most popular releases on high-resolution CD for the first time! The recordings by legendary engineer Roy Dunant were mastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman, who has spent his career at Contemporary and looks up to Dunant as his mentor, and the latest remastered sound sources were used in 2022. Coleman's debut album, recorded in 1958, is a historic record that overturned the conventional wisdom of jazz, and the free jazz spirit that aimed for unlimited freedom was realized in bold expression, making the world aware of the emergence of a revolutionary in jazz. Ornette Coleman (as), Don Cherry (cornet), Walter Norris (p), Don Payne (double-b), Billy Higgins (ds) ★Recorded in Los Angeles on February 10, 22 and March 24, 1958