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Table of Contents:

• Disc 1. Focus on sanity (6:49) ; Chronology (6:04) ; Peace (9:02) ; Congeniality (6:44) ; Lonely woman (4:57) ; Monk and the nun (5:53) ; Just for you (3:51) ; Eventually (4:20) ; Una muy Bonita (5:59) ; Bird food (5:28) ; Change of the century (4:41) ; Music always (5:29)
• Disc 2. The face of the bass (6:55) ; Forerunner (5:13) ; Free (6:20) ; The circle with a hole in the middle (4:52) ; Ramblin' (6:35) ; Little symphony (5:14) ; The tribes of New York (4:33) ; Kaleidoscope (6:34) ; Rise and shine (6:11) ; Mr. and Mrs. People (4:40) ; Blues connotation (5:17) ; I heard it over the radio (6:24)
• Disc 3. P.S. Unless one has (blues connotation no. 2) (5:53) ; Revolving doors (4:26) ; Brings goodness (6:38) ; Joy of a toy (4:55) ; To us (4:32) ; Humpty Dumpty (5:21) ; The fifth of Beethoven (6:37) ; Motive for its use (5:39) ; Moon inhabitants (4:31) ; The legend of bebop (7:15) ; Some other (7:20) ; Embraceable you (4:55) ; All (4:30)
• Disc 4. Folk tale (4:47) ; Poise (4:37) ; Beauty is a rare thing (7:13) ; First take (17:03) ; Free jazz (37:03)
• Disc 5. PROOF readers (10:25) ; W.R.U. (16:24) ; Check up (10:10) ; T. & T. (4:35) ; C. & D. (13:10) ; R.P.D.D. (9:38) ; The alchemy of Scott LaFaro (9:50)
• Disc 6. Eos (6:35) ; Enfant (6:26) ; Ecars (7:35) ; Cross breeding (11:17) ; Harlem's Manhattan (8:10) ; Mapa (9:05) ; Abstraction (4:07) ; Variants on a theme of Thelonius Monk (Criss-cross): Variant I ; Variant II ; Variant III ; Variant IV (15:22).

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Ornette

Contributors:

Cherry, Don , instrumentalist

Haden, Charlie , instrumentalist

Higgins, Billy , instrumentalist

Blackwell, Ed , instrumentalist

Dolphy, Eric , instrumentalist

Evans, Bill, 1929-1980 , instrumentalist

Garrison, Jimmy , instrumentalist

Hall, Jim, 1930-2013 , instrumentalist

Hubbard, Freddie , instrumentalist

LaFaro, Scott , instrumentalist

Main Work:

Beauty is a rare thing: the complete Atlantic recordings [by Coleman, O.]

Related Series:

Rhino presents Atlantic jazz gallery

Subjects:

Jazz — 1951-1960

Jazz — 1961-1970

Saxophone music (Jazz)

1951-1970

Jazz

Performers:

Ornette Coleman, alto and tenor saxophone. With, variously: Don Cherry, pocket trumpet, cornet ; Charlie Haden, double bass ; Billy Higgins, drums ; Ed Blackwell, drums ; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, flute ; Bill Evans, piano ; Jimmy Garrison, double bass ; Jim Hall, guitar ; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet ; Scott LaFaro, double bass.

General Notes:

c.2 from the collection of Robert Scribner.
Recorded 1959-1961.
Six selections previously unreleased.
Program notes (68 p. : facsims., ports.) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

6 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 82610- 82615

ISBNs:

1568262752

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 081227141028
Publisher Number, Rhino Records: R2 71410

OCLC Numbers:

30599618