65 years ago today (5/22/59), saxophonist Ornette Coleman recorded his landmark jazz LP The Shape of Jazz To Come over the course of one day. This was Coleman’s third album, released on 10/22 via Atlantic Records in 1959. It was his debut on the label and his first album featuring his working quartet, which included himself, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Billy Higgins. Listen to “Lonely Woman” from the LP.
