Ornette at 12 is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.[1]

Ornette at 12
Live album by
Released1968
RecordedJuly 16, 1968
GenreJazz
Length32:31
LabelImpulse!
Ornette Coleman chronology
Love Call
(1968)
Ornette at 12
(1968)
Crisis
(1969)

In 2017, Real Gone Music reissued Ornette at 12 on CD as part of a compilation that also included Crisis.[2][3]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Don't be put off by the critics; Ornette at 12 is a fine, enjoyable album".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Rolling Stone(positive) [5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ornette Coleman
  1. "C.O.D." – 7:25
  2. "Rainbows" – 8:56
  3. "New York" – 8:13
  4. "Bells and Chimes" – 7:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ornette Coleman discography accessed November 11, 2010
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Ornette Coleman: Ornette at 12/Crisis". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Two rare Ornette Coleman albums to be reissued as double CD". The Wire. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed November 11, 2010
  5. ^ Winner, Langdon (17 May 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (33). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 17.