At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm
1966 live album by the Ornette Coleman Trio
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At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm is a pair of 1966 live albums by the Ornette Coleman Trio, documenting concerts on the nights of December 3 and 4, 1965, at the Gyllene Cirkeln club in Stockholm.
| 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 | ||||
| Length | 39:25 (Vol. One) 43:50 (Vol. Two) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Ornette Coleman chronology | ||||
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Background
At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm marks Coleman's first release on Blue Note Records after leaving Atlantic. It is also Coleman's recorded debut on trumpet and violin, instruments which he took three years teaching himself to play after leaving Atlantic.
Release history
The 2002 CD reissue includes previously unreleased bonus tracks in both volumes.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] Vol. 1 |
| AllMusic | [2] Vol. 2 |
| DownBeat | [3] Vol. 1 |
| DownBeat | [4] Vol. 2 |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] Vol. 1 |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] Vol. 2 |
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 on their "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[10]
Track listing
At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Volume One
Original release
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
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
Original release
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
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
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
- David Izenzon – double bass
- Charles Moffett – drums