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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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