Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman - Song X (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb | Scans included | Time: 00:48:44
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Geffen | # GED 24096, GEFD 24096
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb | Scans included | Time: 00:48:44
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Geffen | # GED 24096, GEFD 24096
Guitarist Pat Metheny had long expressed admiration for Ornette Coleman's music, had recorded his compositions, and had worked extensively with bassist Charlie Haden, so a collaboration was not totally unexpected, though who would have guessed that it would be on the Geffen label? Metheny's almost rock star status has worked against him in other partnerships from time to time (notably, his overbearing playing on his project with Derek Bailey, The Sign of 4), but here he happily sublimates his showier instincts and works as sympathetic co-leader, deferring to Coleman's experience and genius.