Tracklist

A	Free Jazz - Part 1	19:55
B	Free Jazz - Part 2	16:28

Companies, etc.

• Published By – MJQ Music
• Pressed By – Presswell

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Written-By – Ornette Coleman
• Bass – Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro
• Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy
• Design [Album Design] – Loring Eutemey
• Drums – Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell
• Engineer [Recording] – Tom Dowd
• Liner Notes – Martin Williams
• Painting – Jackson Pollock
• Recording Supervisor – Nesuhi Ertegun
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
• Trumpet [Pocket] – Donald Cherry*

Notes

Mid-70's reissue, after 1973 (Rockefeller Plaza address). Identifiers:
Non-laminated, thick cardboard sleeve with a wide spine.
Green "STEREO" print in the front cover under the diecut opening.
Green & red label with the logo on top, 75 Rockefeller Plaza address written on the bottom.
Atlantic "Jazz 3" inner sleeve with 1971 and 1972 releases advertised.

FREE JAZZ was recorded in one uninterrupted "take" of 36 minutes 23 seconds. This performance by Ornette Coleman's Double Quartet is heard exactly as it was performed in the studio, without any splicing or editing. Side One ends with a quick fade-out, and the music resumes with a minimum of interruption on Side Two.

On stereo Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Scott LaFaro and Billy Higgins are heard on the left channel, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell are heard on the right.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): (ST A-61343 PR)
• Matrix / Runout ( Side B): (ST A-61344 PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): ST A-61343 A [symbol with arc + V] AT [unclear]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): ST A 61344 E PR [3-4 unclear characters]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1364	The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet	Free Jazz ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1364	US	1961
SD 1364	The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet	Free Jazz ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1364	Brazil	1978
WPCR-27362	The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet	Free Jazz ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Atlantic	WPCR-27362	Japan	2013
SD 1364, ORGM-1083	The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet	Free Jazz ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, 180)	Atlantic, ORG Music	SD 1364, ORGM-1083	US	2013
50-16.013	Ornette Coleman	Free Jazz ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Atlantic, Music Hall	50-16.013	Argentina	1978