Jazz Heritage Fest Fairgrounds
New Orleans
LA
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman (alto sax & violin)
Tony Falanga (bass)
Denardo Coleman (drums)
On last 2 tracks only:
Alvin Baptiste (clarinet)
Ellis Marsalis (piano)
Note: Track 2 seems to belong either before or after the performance
"Free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman's [set] seemed to be the most eagerly awaited hour of all, with the curiosity seekers sticking around to enjoy a far out but often melodic journey with the soprano saxophonist and his drummer and bassist. An extra-added attraction was the reunion with two Orleanians, pianist Ellis Marsalis and clarinetist Alvin Batiste, who had played as young men with Coleman before his rise to prominence in 1960" (by Sandy Ingham, posted on 10/8/03).
JVC Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall
New York
NY
(Show billed as OC Trio; Cohen added last-minute); Ornette Coleman alto sax, trumpet
Tony Falanga bass
Greg Cohen bass
Denardo Coleman drums