The Shape Of Jazz To Come

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4sEcIHG0Yc By definition, if the album is part of the fucking Library of Congress but not on the list, then I'm putting a pin in the Robert Dimery voodoo doll, because how the hell was this not on the original list. And yes, that includes "Sesame Street: All-Time Platinum Favorites" which is also in the Library of Congress. That is actually true, you are free to fact check. It's free jazz/avantgarde jazz/soundscapes from the elephant torture chamber. It won't be for everyone, but I think this is more my kind of jazz than that smooth stuff. Not sure why. Like, I very barely understand what the hell is going on here. Some parts of this sound like I'm listening to a random note generator, until he randomly pulls out the saxophone Konami code and plays the coolest shit ever for 10 seconds, before reality falls apart again. 4/5. Also somebody should put "The Shape Of Punk To Come" on this list as well. That's a good ass album.

Great free jazz album. It was included in the Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and National Recording Registry. "Lonely Woman" is one of my all time favorite jazz compositions.

I’d bet anything this was added by the guy who wrote the awesome, informative review on Spy vs. Spy! Listening to some actual Coleman makes the chaos of the latter record a bit more understandable, as he seems to enjoy these squirrelly, abstract melodic runs that seem to zig and zag at will around the track. It’s bold and a little wild, even by Jazz standards, and definitely feels like a shot in the arm – the LP’s title promises the future and the album certainly delivers on that aim.

Huh, I guess Ornette Coleman didn't make the original list, did he? That feels wrong to me, and I've never connected much with Coleman myself. It's been a good 10 years since I last heard this album, and it's sitting better with me today than it has in the past. I guess listening to 1001+ disparate albums will do that to a person. This is cool as hell. Strident, energetic and madly creative. Structurally unmoored to the point where I might not feel like engaging with it all the time. Still, there's enough control to the chaos that it's never really tiring or hard on the ears. Just straight up in his groove, front to back. I would happily trade this with any number of albums from the original list. Fave Songs: Peace, Lonely Woman, Eventually, Focus on Sanity

Not bad

I listened to this with my 11 year old nephew-in-law who thought it was “pretty good” which surprised me… I don’t think he’s been exposed to much jazz in his life. I guess that you don’t need a lot of exposure to appreciate some pretty wild jazz. This project has lead me to really enjoy jazz as well. I enjoyed having this playing today quite a lot. A few times it got so wild I thought maybe a horse was in distress, but even that I found interesting and enjoyable. Excellent selection!

It’s jazz!

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Congeniality

I consider myself pretty clueless when it comes to jazz, which also certainly merits a whole 1001 essential albums list of its own. So it comes to whether I connect to a particular album or not. I definitely connected with this one, but I don't have anything smart to say about it.

Chill and beautiful!

This is one of those albums that are more influential over time than it is good. Very early free jazz back from a time when jazz was highly considered. Overall I thought this was okay but it wasn’t the kind of jazz I seek out when wanting jazz. 6.1/10

I feel like I’ve heard of this album before but I don’t know anything about it so it just sounds like normal ass jazz to me.

I know he knows what he's doing, but this is a bit hard on the ears. 3/5, but only because there's technical skill involved.

Not even gonna pretend I like this one 1 But I guess it's pretty interesting that you never know which frequency will come next. Including silence. Congeniality is pretty good. Chronology pretty good too. Ok it picks up 3 I take back what I said about Chronology. 2