Released 30 years ago
Sound Museum: Hidden Man
Ornette Coleman · 1996
50 min · 14 tracks · jazz
A kaleidoscopic exploration of jazz that intertwines free improvisation with lush, layered melodies.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic exploration of soundscapes
- wave-like pacing with resolution
- kaleidoscopic auditory experiences
- immersive in-order listening journey
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer straightforward song structures
- want instant gratification tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1996, 'Sound Museum: Hidden Man' is Ornette Coleman's follow-up to his 1995 album 'Tone Dialing'. At this point, Coleman was experimenting with multimedia projects and further expanding his avant-garde approach to jazz, marking a period of artistic evolution in his late career.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Albert Ayler· John Coltrane· Cecil Taylor
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Sound Museum 6:16
- 2 Monsieur Allard 2:56
- 3 City Living 3:21
- 4 What Reason 4:19
- 5 Home Grown 3:08
- 6 Stopwatch 2:25
- 7 Women of the Veil 4:41
- 8 P.P. (Picolo Pesos) 2:50
- 9 Biosphere 3:11
- 10 Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow 4:10
- 11 European Echoes 3:18
- 12 What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Variation) 4:38
- 13 Mob Job 3:10
- 14 Macho Woman 2:17
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