At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vols. One & Two are a pair of separate but related live albums by the Ornette Coleman Trio, recorded at the Gyllene Cirkeln jazz club in Stockholm over December 3–4, 1965 and released on Blue Note in early 1966.
| At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm | ||||
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| Live album by the Ornette Coleman Trio | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | December 3–4, 1965 | |||
| Venue | Gyllene Cirkeln Stockholm | |||
| Genre | Free jazz avant-garde jazz post-bop | |||
| Length | 39:25 (Vol. One) 43:50 (Vol. Two) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4224 (Vol. One) BLP 4225 (Vol. Two) | |||
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Background edit
At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm marks his first release under contract for the label, after leaving Atlantic. It is also Coleman's debut on trumpet and violin, instruments in which he took three years teaching himself to play after leaving Atlantic.
Release history edit
The 2002 CD reissue includes previously unreleased bonus tracks in both volumes.
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] Vol. 1 |
| AllMusic | [2] Vol. 2 |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] Vol. 1 |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] Vol. 2 |
| Tom Hull | A (Vol. 1)[5] |
| Tom Hull | A− (Vol. 2)[6] |
The music has been described as "brilliant, optimistic closely unified thematic improvisations".[7] "Snowflakes and Sunshine" marked the introduction of his unconventional violin and trumpet playing. "In Coleman's hands, both instruments are refunctioned into 'sound tools' (...) producers of sounds, rhythms and emotions."[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz listed both volumes as part of its "Core Collection" and gave each a four-star rating (of a possible four stars).[9]
Pitchfork ranked the album 156th in their "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[10]
Track listing edit
At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Volume One edit
Original release edit
All tracks are written by Ornette Coleman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Faces and Places" | |
| 2. | "European Echoes" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dee Dee" | |
| 2. | "Dawn" |
2002 RVG edition edit
All tracks are written by Ornette Coleman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Announcement" | 1:09 |
| 2. | "Faces and Places" | 11:37 |
| 3. | "European Echoes" | 7:53 |
| 4. | "Dee Dee" | 10:38 |
| 5. | "Dawn" | 8:05 |
| 6. | "Faces and Places" (alternate take) | 8:31 |
| 7. | "European Echoes" (alternate take) | 14:13 |
| 8. | "Doughnuts" | 13:30 |
At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Volume Two edit
Original release edit
All tracks are written by Ornette Coleman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snowflakes and Sunshine" | |
| 2. | "Morning Song" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Riddle" | |
| 2. | "Antiques" |
2002 RVG edition edit
All tracks are written by Ornette Coleman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snowflakes and Sunshine" | 10:42 |
| 2. | "Morning Song" | 10:41 |
| 3. | "The Riddle" | 9:54 |
| 4. | "Antiques" | 12:35 |
| 5. | "Morning Song" (alternate take) | 8:16 |
| 6. | "The Riddle" (alternate take) | 12:39 |
| 7. | "Antiques" (alternate take) | 13:00 |
Personnel edit
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
- David Izenzon – bass
- Charles Moffett – drums
References edit
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.)
- ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 45. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Litweiler, John (1984). The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958. Da Capo. ISBN 0-306-80377-1.
- ^ Jost, Ekkehard (1975). Free Jazz (Studies in Jazz Research 4). Universal Edition.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 258. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s: 160-141". Pitchfork. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.