ORNETTE COLEMAN
ORNETTE AT 12

TRACKLIST
A1 C.O.D.
A2 Rainbows
B1 New York
B2 Bells And Chimes

ABOUT
"The 200,000,000 human beings that make America — those who live and were born after World War II—seem to be the freest who try to make the freest life of work and play those who live after World War I and who were born got caught in the depression some back progress some block it what? is progress in a society of 200,000,000 people education wisdom health and wealth for all without any one person suffering from the evil of his neighbor. To achieve this blessing must be the goal — for such a life we must not use death as a weapon to attain these things. so the question is how when and what must the I in the society do to learn the way. Work give and pray that it is done with love. these are the things that other societies on earth say art does for all so all must say in their hearts I must learn to do all things with the love for the art form will it happen on earth? how can I live to see its life lived or how may I better its chance of ever happening. Music painting writing and inventions are the forerunners, these such tools help to make the art life equal for all for me music allows one to integrate on all social living and it is this form of living I hope to live the art form of living This record is very important to me if only for the personnel. Dewey is the freshest and deepest natural player I played with in quite some years. Charlie is a master thinker in bass composing. Ornette Denardo is hard to keep up with if you don't tell him what to do. The most value element in today's music is the many free forms not having a place you must return to end what one plays or sings this to me is the New Music one who likes to play or hear their music return at a given time or bar might be missing their most rewarding thoughts and feelings having to train their expression with a clock and number form. no form in music causes one to play bad its the limit of one's own form that puts one on the side line of performing I must write to those who read these notes that whatever our difference may be I am sure if we learn to make the art form of living for all we'll have less to be without and a life of perfection to live by."

Ornette Coleman 1969