Twins (Ornette Coleman album)

Twins
Twins
Studio album by Ornette Coleman
Released	October 4, 1971
Recorded	May 22, 1959; July 19 and 26, 1960; December 21, 1960; January 31, 1961
Genres	Free jazz; avant-garde jazz;
Length	42:35
Label	Atlantic 1588
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegün
Ornette Coleman chronology

Twins is an album credited to jazz composer and saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released by Atlantic Records in 1971. The album was assembled without Coleman's input, comprising outtakes from recording sessions of 1959 to 1961 for The Shape of Jazz to Come, This Is Our Music, Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation, and Ornette! Sessions for "Monk and the Nun" took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California; for "First Take" at A&R Studios in New York City, and all others at Atlantic Studios also in Manhattan. The track "First Take" was a first attempt at "Free Jazz" from the album of the same name.

ReleasedOctober 4, 1971

RecordedMay 22, 1959
July 19 and 26, 1960
December 21, 1960
January 31, 1961

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Length42:35

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DownBeat	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

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No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"First Take"	December 21, 1960	17:00
2.	"Little Symphony"	July 19, 1960	5:15

No.	Title	Date	Length
1.	"Monk and the Nun"	May 22, 1959	5:35
2.	"Check Up"	January 31, 1961	10:10
3.	"Joy of a Toy"	July 26, 1960	4:35

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