This 1959 session, originally released on Contemporary Records, finds Ornette Coleman's quartet exploring a less radical, more harmonically structured form of his developing "harmolodic" approach. It stands as a crucial document bridging his early work with the more challenging experiments that followed.
- Recorded in Los Angeles on January 22 and 26, 1959, with engineer Roy DuNnn.
- Features the quartet of Coleman, Don Cherry, piano, bass and drums.
- Reached number 13 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.
Ornette Coleman was a pioneering alto saxophonist and composer from Fort Worth, Texas, widely recognized as a central figure in the development of free jazz. At the time of "Tomorrow Is the Question!", Coleman was revisiting and reissuing earlier works, offering listeners a chance to engage with foundational material from his career.
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